UPDATE 1-Czechs raise 2007 grain harvest estimate

...forecast and 11.7 percent more than 
last year, the Czech Statistics Bureau (CSU) said on Monday. 
    The Czech basic grain harvest totalled 5.77 million tonnes 
last year, with wheat comprising 60 percent of the amount.  
    The CSU raised this year's wheat harvest forecast to 4.0 
million tonnes from 3.91 million in last month's outlook based 
on August data. 
    The following forecasts are based on data collected as of 
September 15. The 2006 data are actual harvest results. 
 
CROP                2007 (Sept)     2007 (Aug)      2006(actual) 
(tonnes) 
wheat               3,955,437       3,907,950        3,506,252 
rye                   176,943         171,939          74,811 
barley              1,919,712       1,899,191       1,897,703 
oats                  171,584         173,795         154,906 
triticale             214,597         208,753         131,353 
BASIC GRAINS        6,438,273       6,361,628       5,765,025 
rapeseed            1,038,400       1,031,752         880,172 
 
    NOTE. The overall area sown with basic grains increased to 
1,456,248 hectares from 1,430,860 hectares harvested in 2006. 
 
 

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