Ireland to import 0.2m tonnes grain
9 February 2001
Ireland to import 0.2m tonnes grain
WINTER cereal sowings in Ireland have also been hard hit by an awful autumn, prompting predictions of a 0.2m tonne rise in wheat imports.
"We have seen enough rain to see Noahs Ark somewhere in the country," said government minister Noel Davern in his opening address to the Teagasc Tillage Conference near Carlow last week. Less than 50% of normal winter wheat area was sown by Jan 1. *
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