date:Apr 29, 2014
nly partly offset by expected increased production in the European Union, Kazakhstan, the United States, South America and India. The I.G.C. noted the global wheat harvested area was expected to expand by 1.9% to about 223.5 million hectares but added yields werent likely to match the record levels seen in 2013-14.
The European Union crop was forecast at 144.8 million tonnes, up 2.6 million tonnes, or 2%, from 142.2 million tonnes in 2013 and compared with 131.6 million tonnes in 2012. The I.G.