Brussels, 28/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - COPA and COGECA, the agricultural and cooperative organisations of the EU, published their forecasts for cereals in the European Union in 2011. The total cereals production of the 27 member states is expected to be 282.1 million tonnes in 2011, a 2.4% increase compared with 2010, they say.
Production of soft wheat could up 2.7% to reach 129.7 million tonnes, with the total area cultivated practically unchanged.
“Faced with a tight world cereals...