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Article: USGC Corn Tour Offers a Glimpse at China's 2004 Crop.
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- September 27, 2004
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The outlook for China's corn crop is more promising this year than last, with production estimated to range from 120 to 122 million metric tons (4.7-4.8 billion bushels), or about a 5 percent increase over 2003, according to Dr. Todd Meyer, the U.S. Grains Council's senior director based in Beijing.
"This year is not an excellent crop, it's a good crop," said Meyer on Sept. 27, reporting live from Beijing in a conference call on China's 2004 corn crop and overall feed grain supply and demand situation.
Each year, due to the lack of timely reporting by other entities, the Council conducts its own on-the-ground survey ...