Bosnia and Herzegovina: Crop Situation Update
The Spring planting which started in early April is still on-going. Corn will be planted on approximately 199,500 hectares (ha) versus the 169,948 ha in 2014/2015, which is a seventeen percent increase. This could translate into a yield of 740,000 metric tons (MT), up from 628,800 MT in 2014/2015. The Entities’ Ministries of Agriculture also announced the planted area for oats will increase from 9,821 ha to 11,133 ha, which could translate into a yield of approximately 30,280 MT. The 2015/2016 wheat area significantly decreased (-26 percent), due to the May 2014 floods, land contamination, and increased soil humidity during the planting season. Thus, this year’s wheat will be harvested from a planted area of 43,836 ha and is expected to yield 114,000 MT versus the 154,240 MT harvested in 2014.
