BURKINA FASO:
Reflecting generally above normal rains, harvest prospects are favourable.
Above normal rainfall was registered in early and mid-August. Rains decreased
somewhat during the third dekad, notably in the north but soil moisture reserves
are generally abundant. Precipitation increased in the north in early September,
compensating for the decreased rains of the previous dekad. Crops are developing
satisfactorily. Millet and sorghum are generally heading/maturing. Short cycle
and early planted varieties, notably of maize, are being harvested.
Pastures are adequate countrywide. Grasshopper infestations are reported in
the north and the east. Cantharids are also present on maize and millet in the
Sahel and Mouhoun zones. Worm infestations have been reported in several areas
of the north and the east. Treatments have been undertaken.
