FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 09/99 - CANADA (16 September)
In Canada, the wheat harvest is well underway under generally satisfactory conditions. The latest official forecast, based on end-July information, puts the total 1999 wheat output at 25 million tonnes, up about 1.5 million tonnes from earlier expectations and slightly above the 1998 crop. A significant decline in durum wheat production is expected to be more than offset by increased production of other spring wheat. Both the area sown and output of coarse grains are forecast to decline somewhat as farmers have switched land to other non- cereal crops.
Back
to menu