September 6, 2007

Czech 2007 grain harvest seen 6.36 million tonnes, up 10 percent on-year
 

The third estimate for the Czech Republic's total 2007 grain harvest is 6.36 million tonnes, up 10 percent from the 2006 harvest of 5.765 million tonnes, the Czech Statistics Office, or CSU, said Thursday (Sep 6).

This estimate is based on data collected from domestic farmers Aug 15.

Estimated wheat grain crop yield is expected to total 4.8 tonnes/hectare in 2007, up from the final grain crop yield of 4.5 tonnes/hectare in 2006.

The estimated production of 6.36 million tonnes of main cereals confirms that this year's harvest is higher thanks to winter cereals which wintered well in the mild weather and grew relatively unaffected by the spring drought, the CSU said.