07/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - According to a Eurostat press release of 1 February, EU cereal production fell by 11.2% in 2005, to 257.9 million tonnes (compared to 290.3 million tonnes in 2004). European production of sugar beet continued to decline. It reached 125.5 million tonnes in 2005, i.e. -4.2% compared to 2004 and -4% compared to the overage over the last five years. The land surface area used for sugar beet production remains constant compared to 2004 (2.2 million hectares), but is...