22/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - COPA and COGECA estimate at 37.3 million hectares the surface sown with cereals for the 2000/2001 marketing year, or an average increase of 3% on the previous period. Wheat is clearly on the increase: +7% for tender wheat; + 17% for durum wheat. Average yields for all cereals is higher this year than last. In all, EU production is estimated at some 212 million tonnes, or up 6% on 1999/2000.