Abundant rains in early and late June benefited plantings and crop development. First rains were recorded in mid-May in the east but precipitation became abundant countrywide only in early June. Rains decreased during the second dekad but resumed and were well above average over the entire country during the third dekad and in early July. Coarse grains are emerging/tillering in the east and the north. Land preparation and plantings of rainfed rice are underway. Transplanting of swamp rice from seedbeds will take place in July/August after desalination of swamp rice fields.
The pest situation is calm but localised insect attacks have been reported
in the south.
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