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Lowest wheat harvest in five years expected

The severe drought across the country took its toll on winter crops and it is clear that this year's wheat harvest will be considerably smaller than the harvests of the previous five years.
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In the fifth forecast for winter crops, released by the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC), the forecast for the commercial production of wheat is just over 1,5 million tons - 0,27% (4 100t) less than the previous forecast.

Read the full story on Farmer's Weekly.

Source: Farmer's Weekly

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