FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 01/00 - LITHUANIA (4 February)
Indications are that the area sown to winter cereals could recover this year. Growing conditions to date have been satisfactory. The 1999 grain harvest is estimated to have fallen by almost 25 percent to 2.1 million tonnes in response to a cutback in the area sown and lower yields. Despite the lower harvest, the overall food supply situation is likely to remain satisfactory in view of the substantial carry-forward stocks of cereals.
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