FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 02/02 - MOLDOVA (1 February)
Grain harvest in 2001 at 2.7 million tonnes was about 825 000 tonnes in excess of the harvest in the preceding year and nearly 898 000 tonnes higher than the average harvest of the past five years. The 2001 output included 1.4 million tonnes of wheat, 1 million tonnes of maize and 269 000 tonnes of barley. The country remains a net importer of grains, mainly food grade wheat (20 000 tonnes) and some rice (6 000 tonnes).