FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/00 - ECUADOR (6 November)
Harvesting of the 2000 second season maize (white) has started under generally dry weather. Early production forecasts indicate that aggregate maize output (white and yellow) for the whole year should be a slightly above-average 570 000 tonnes, which compares to last year’s weather affected crop of 512 000 tonnes and to the last 5-year average of about 550 000 tonnes. Harvesting of the second season paddy crop has also started. Output for the year should be below average mainly as a consequence of the financial constraints to the agricultural sector in general.
Wheat imports in marketing year 2000/01 (July/June) are expected to be close to the previous year’s volume of some 490 000 tonnes, while maize imports should decline from 170 000 tonnes to about 110 000 tonnes.
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