FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 01/00 - COSTA RICA (3 February)
Harvesting of the 1999/2000 second season cereal crops has been virtually completed. Part of the crop has been affected by heavy rains and flooding in early January, particularly in the growing areas around the Atlantic coast. Cash crops are also reported to be affected. Despite possible losses incurred, maize (white) output for the whole year is estimated at a near-average 27 000 tonnes, which compares to 32 000 tonnes in the previous year. Harvesting of the bean crops, an important staple in the population’s diet, is well advanced and about 19 000 tonnes are provisionally forecast, which represents an increase over last year’s 16 700 tonnes. Production of paddy in 1999 is estimated at an above-average 285 000 tonnes. Some 90 000 tonnes of rice will nevertheless be required as imports in 2000 (January/December) to meet domestic demand.
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