Regular and well-distributed rains in July permitted satisfactory crop development. Following improved rains in late June, precipitation became regular and widespread up to mid-July. Rains decreased in the north during the last dekad of July. Cumulative rainfall as of late July was generally below last year's level but the spatial distribution of the rains was adequate for crop development. Satellite images for the first days of August indicate that the northern part received above normal rains, compensating for earlier reduced precipitation. Early planted crops are growing satisfactorily while late plantings of coarse grains are generally in the tillering/elongation stages in the east and the centre.
Pastures are regenerating countrywide reflecting good rains in July. Pest activity
is limited.
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