FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - CHILE (23 November)
A severe dry spell in the central parts of Chile is affecting the developing 1998/99 wheat crop, to be harvested from December. About 30 000 hectares of a total 380 000 hectares of cropped fields have been declared lost. A below-average output is expected. The 1998/99 maize crop, currently being planted, is also affected by the dry spell and plantings are forecast to be significantly below average. Latest weather forecasts indicate that current weather conditions should prevail in the months ahead.
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