FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 06/99 - ECUADOR (22 June)
Harvesting of the 1999 maize crop (white and yellow) is underway and the bulk of the harvesting operations are expected to take place between May and August. Despite heavy rains and flooding in coastal areas at planting, aggregate output is expected to recover from last year’s El Niño affected crop to a near average 588 000 tonnes. Harvesting of the 1999 paddy crop is well advanced and output is forecast to be an average 1.2 million tonnes.
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