date:Oct 22, 2012
s years record crop, but close to the second largest in 2008. The overall decrease comprises a 5.2% reduction in wheat production, and a 2.3% reduction for coarse grains, while the global rice crop is seen to remain virtually unchanged.
Severe droughts this year in the United States and across a have been the main cause of the reduced wheat and coarse grains crops. However, the very early indications for wheat crops in 2013 are encouraging, with winter wheat planting in the northern hemisphere