date:Jul 23, 2014
producing provinces, including South Hwanghae, South Pyongan, North Pyongan and farmed areas of Pyongyang City.
These provinces collectively contribute to the largest share of total national output.
As a result, FAO latest estimate puts the 2014 wheat production at 74 500 tonnes, marginally above last years low level and almost 30 percent below the five-year average.
No precise information on the full extent of the damage on the early season crops is yet available, but water deficits are expe