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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8551

27 September 2003
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture
Harvests down 10% compared to 2002

Brussels, 26/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - According to estimates by COPA and COGECA (Committee of Agricultural Organisations in the European Union and General Committee of Agricultural Cooperatives in the EU), published on Friday, with a harvest of around 186 million tonnes this year, the EU loses over 23 million tonnes compared to the previous harvest, which represents a fall of over 10%. Falls mainly affect soft wheat (down 11%) and maize (down 21%). The Member States most heavily hit in...

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