CENTRAL (including the Caribbean) & SOUTH AMERICA:: Hurricane "Keith" brought torrential rains seriously damaging crops in Nicaragua, Honduras and Belize, which had earlier been affected by dry weather. The worst affected country was Belize where enormous damage is reported to the agricultural export sector. The food outlook remains poor in these countries and also in El Salvador. Damage is also reported to agriculture in Guatemala, but production is unlikely to suffer seriously. In Mexico, spring/summer harvesting is underway and average output is expected.