SENEGAL:

Overall crop prospects are favourable reflecting widespread and generally above normal rainfall in August and September. Following abundant precipitation in mid and late August, rains decreased somewhat in early September in the centre and the north but remained widespread and generally above normal elsewhere. The second dekad registered substantial rains, increasing from west to south (more than 100 mm in Ziguinchor, Kolda and Tambacounda). Cumulative rainfall is above normal. Rains decreased in late September but soil moistures reserves are adequate to maintain satisfactory crop growth. The Senegal River overflowed its banks, causing flooding in Saint-Louis region. Early millet and sorghum are maturing.

Pastures are abundant countrywide benefiting from regular rains since July. Infestations of grasshoppers and other insects are reported in several areas.

A joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment Mission is scheduled from 25 to 29 October to estimate 1999 cereal production
 

Satellite Images (Cold Cloud Duration for the last three dekads)

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