FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 04/01 - EL SALVADOR (13 March)
The country is beginning to recover from the January and February earthquakes, but food and other types of emergency relief assistance are still being provided by the international community. The government is concern that the approaching rains of April could provoke landslides, disrupting the cultivation of the forthcoming first season crop. In anticipation of the potential problems, the government is distributing input packages in an effort to ensure the planting of the crop. Official sources have already reported that output of basic grains is not likely to be below last year�s level.
Although imports of basic grains in year 2001 are forecast to increase, the government does not expect severe food shortages in the short run. Wheat imports in marketing year 2000/01 (July/June) are expected to be some 200 000 tonnes, and maize imports about 440 000 tonnes. Rice imports in marketing year 2001 (Jan/Dec) are expected to increase from 30 000 tonnes to some 40 000 tonnes last year.
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