Land preparation and plantings are well underway. Regular rains started in the first dekade of June in the Upper River Division and were particularly strong in Naudeh Sandu District (with 95 mm registered on 3rd June) where they filled all the catlle watering points. Precipitation covered the entire country in mid and late June, allowing land preparation and wet plantings to start. They became abundant in early July over the western half of the country.