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That compared with a drought-hit 2018, crop of 127.4mn t, data published on Coceral's website showed.
For other cereals, it cut its estimate of this year's EU barley crop to 59.0mn t from 59.4mn t in March, while its projection of EU maize (corn) production was raised to 62.9mn t from 61.0mn t.
In oilseeds, Coceral reduced its rapeseed production forecast to 17.9mn t from 18.5 mln t in March.