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During the vegetation period, the ratio of heat to rainfall has been suitable in respect of growth of field crops almost in the entire country. At the beginning of the summer, turnip rape was taxed by a flea beetle attack, which made one or more repeat sowings necessary. The grain crop may reach 4 billion kilograms, if the growth conditions continue to be as favourable as earlier. For almost all cereals, the crops per hectare seem to be one tenth higher than average. The preliminary harvest estimate reflects the harvest situation in the middle of July.

Tike (Information Centre of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry) compiles an annual summary of the production, domestic use and consumption of the most important food groups in Finland. Last year, Finnish people ate 73.5 kg of meat per capita, i.e. slightly under one per cent more than the year before. The consumption of vegetables and fruit remained approx. 4 per cent below the level of 2005.