FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages  - 09/02 - TURKMENISTAN (4 September)

TURKMENISTAN (4 September)

Official reports indicate an unprecedented 2.3 million tonnes of cereal harvest in 2002, which is some 1.1 million tonnes higher than the average harvest of the past six years. Cereal harvest this year includes about 2.19 million tonnes of wheat, 60 000 tonnes of barley and 25 000 tonnes of maize. Cereal utilisation totals about 1.9 million tonnes.