GLOBAL CEREAL SUPPLIES SHOULD FALL IN 2009 SAYS FAO
February 1st, 2009
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A GLOBAL reduction in cereal output is predicted in 2009 compared to 2008's record levels, the UN's Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has predicted. Falling prices has led to smaller plantings in Europe and the United States, while drought has hit winter wheat production in China and India.
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A GLOBAL reduction in cereal output is predicted in 2009 compared to 2008's record levels, the UN's Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has predicted. Falling prices has led to smaller plantings in Europe and the United States, while drought has hit winter wheat production in China and India.
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