UPDATE 1-Czechs raise grain harvest estimate

...above last month's forecast and 10.3 percent more than 
last year, the Czech Statistics Bureau (CSU) said on Thursday. 
    Czech grain harvest totalled 5.77 million tonnes last year, 
with wheat contributing 60 percent of the amount. The CSU 
cut/raised this year's wheat harvest forecast to 3.91 million 
tonnes from 3.73 million in last month's outlook based on July 
data. 
    The following forecasts are based on data collected as of 
August 15. The 2006 and 2005 data are actual harvest results. 
 
CROP                2007 (Aug)      2007 (July)     2006(actual) 
(tonnes) 
wheat               3,907,950       3,729,714        3,506,252 
rye                   171,939         154,456          74,811 
barley              1,899,191       1,988,326       1,897,703 
oats                  173,795         178,490         154,906 
triticale             208,753         197,745         131,353 
BASIC GRAINS        6,361,628       6,248,731       5,765,025 
rapeseed            1,031,752         968,920         880,172 
 
    NOTE. The overall area sown with basic grains increased to 
1,456,248 hectares from 1,430,860 hectares harvested in 2006.