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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8796
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/agriculture

EU cereal harvests revised upwards

Brussels, 29/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - According to the most recent forecasts from Coceral (Committee of cereals, oilseeds, animal feed, olive oil, oils and fats and agrosupply trade in the EU), cereal production in the EU 25 could reach 282 million tonnes in 2004, which would represent an increase of more than 24% compared to the harvest in 2003 (226.9 million tonnes). Coceral has therefore revised its forecasts made last June upwards (267.2 million tonnes).

Cereal production is estimated...

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