Harvest was completed during the spring of 1997. NC -1 Production is unchanged from last month. Also, sorghum is revised higher. Production is estimated higher as an increase in corn yield more than offset a decline in harvested area. Production is estimated higher due to harvest results indicating higher corn yield.
Production is estimated higher due mainly to an increase in barley for Lithuania.
Coarse grains were revised slightly higher for Latvia and lower for Estonia. Production is estimated lower due to official harvest results indicating a reduction in barley area and yield. The second crop has been plagued by untimely rain, pests, disease, and insufficient use of inputs. Production is estimated lower based on declines in India and Argentina. Production of cottonseed is forecast lower due to lower cotton arrivals at receiving stations.