FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 04/99 - BRAZIL (6 April)
Harvesting of the 1999 main maize crop is well advanced in the main producing states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul. Although adverse weather at planting and that of recent weeks have affected yields, maize production from both crops (the second crop currently being planted) is forecast at an average 34 million tonnes. This compares to last year’s low 30 million tonnes when the crops, particularly in the north and north-east, were severely affected by drought. Harvesting of the 1999 paddy crop is also well advanced and a well above average 10.5 to 11 million tonnes is forecast.
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