Serbia to Increase Areas Sown to Corn by 13.5%, Beta Reports

Area sown for corn in Serbia will increase in the coming planting season by 166,000 hectares (410,200 acres) or 13.5 percent, to 1.4 million hectares, Beta news agency reported, citing the Serbian Chamber of Commerce.

Last year Serbia’s corn harvest from 1.234 million hectares produced nearly 6.85 million tons of the crop, or about 50 percent more than the nation’s average annual consumption, the report said.

(Source: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-07/serbia-to-increase-areas-sown-to-corn-by-13-5-beta-reports.html)