FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 10/00 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (11 September)

Harvesting of the 2000/01 first season cereal crops has been recently completed under normal weather conditions. Slightly above-average maize and sorghum outputs have been collected, reflecting the consistent demand from the poultry and swine feed industry. Production from the irrigated paddy crop is provisionally estimated at an about average 500 000 tonnes. Average outputs from other important foodcrops, such as roots and plantains, have also been gathered.

Wheat imports in marketing year 2000/01 (July/June) should be about 270 000 tonnes, slightly below the previous year. Maize imports, mostly yellow, are also expected to remain close to the previous year�s level of some 700 000 tonnes. Rice imports in year 2001 (January/December) are early forecast at about 70 000 tonnes.

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