FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 04/99 - IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF (1 April)

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF (1 April)

Record low autumn rainfall has resulted in water shortages and affected crops in most parts, including primary winter wheat growing regions in the north-west and north-east of the country. The country has faced several water shortages and droughts in recent years, which were blamed for reducing harvests and the increase in cereal imports.

Paddy output in 1998 is estimated at 2.9 million tonnes, slightly above 1997. Maize production in 1998 is forecast at 807 000 tonnes, some 93 000 tonnes below the previous year's record, but about 41 percent above average.

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