Grains output seen up

MILAN – World output of wheat and other major grains is expected to rise this year after a fall in 2006, with the total output rise driven by big maize crops in South America and the US, the UN food body said.

World wheat output is seen rising 4,8 per cent to about 626 million tonnes, with a recovery in some major exporting countries after weather problems last year, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation said in a report released yesterday. Total world cereals output is expected to come in at a record 2 082 million tonnes, up 4,3 per cent from 2006 and almost 10 million tonnes above the previous global high in 2004.Coarse grains output is expected to rise 5,6 per cent to 1 033 million tonnesTotal world cereals output is expected to come in at a record 2 082 million tonnes, up 4,3 per cent from 2006 and almost 10 million tonnes above the previous global high in 2004.Coarse grains output is expected to rise 5,6 per cent to 1 033 million tonnes