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United States Department of Agriculture Foreign World Agricultural Agricultural Service Circular Series Production WAP 10-10 October 2010 European Union: Adjustments Made to Wheat and Barley Estimates Both wheat and barley production in the European Union (EU) are down from last year’s level. Dryness in Western Europe and wetness in Eastern Europe were unfavorable for 2010/11 yields. While grain quality was generally high in France and the United Kingdom (UK), output was down, as both attributes were influenced by the lack of rainfall during the summer. Eastern Germany and central Europe experienced excessive precipitation, which prolonged the wheat harvest and lowered crop prospects. Rainfall during the wheat harvests in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary were especially problematic for quality. Wheat production in the EU is estimated at 135.6 million tons, up 0.5 million from last month’s estimate, up 2.3 million from the five-year average, but down 2.4 million from last year. Area is estimated at 25.7 million hectares, up 0.1 million from last month and up 0.1 million from the five-year average, but down 0.1 million from last year. Yield is estimated at 5.29 tons per hectare (t/ha) compared to 5.36 t/ha in 2009/10 and 5.60 t/ha in 2008/09. Harvest results from the UK underscore the dryness problem, hence a lowering of the UK wheat estimate by 0.7 million tons from last month to 15.0 million. Conversely, wheat estimates were raised in October for Spain (by 0.4 million tons, to 5.5 million) due primarily to an upward revision in area, and in France (also by 0.4 million tons, to 38.1 million) due to higher yield. In addition, estimated production for Romania was boosted by 0.1 million tons to 5.8 million, for Hung