FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 04/01 - LATVIA (23 March)
The early outlook for the 2001 cereal harvest is satisfactory. Good precipitation this winter has provided adequate soil moisture reserves. The area sown has likely remained average.
The 2000 grain output is officially put at 924 000 tonnes, 18 percent above the poor harvest of 1999. With livestock production remaining depressed, and animal numbers continuing to shrink, imports of cereals in recent years are limited to about 50 000-70 000 tonnes per annum, mainly of bread quality wheat to admix with local production. Indications are that animal productivity is increasing.
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