FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages  - 11/02 - UKRAINE (4 November)

UKRAINE (4 November)

Cereal harvest in 2002 is estimated at about 37 million tonnes, which is similar to the harvest last year. Cereal harvest in 2002 includes 21 million tonnes of wheat, 9.8 million tonnes of barley and almost 3 million tonnes of maize. Cereal exports in 2002/03 marketing year is estimated at 9.6 million tonnes, which is compared with 9 million tonnes of exports in the preceding year. This total includes 6.4 million tonnes of wheat and 2.6 million tonnes of barley.