FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 04/01 - ECUADOR (23 March)
Heavy rains in coastal areas throughout March caused localized floods which killed over 40 people and forced the evacuation of several thousand families from their homes. Reports indicate some localized damage to coarse grain crops and no damages to the important coffee and paddy crops. The rest of the country saw moderate rains in March, which are favouring the development of the 2001 first season coarse grains crops. Harvest of winter yellow maize planted in the highlands is due to start in May, and a record output is early forecast. Harvest of paddy (cultivated in coastal areas) is due starts in mid-April, and reports indicate that, despite the heavy rains, the crop looks in good conditions.
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