FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - BRAZIL (23 November)
Harvesting of the 1998 wheat crop is about to be completed and production is expected to fall from last year’s 2.4 million tonnes to a slightly lower than average 2.2 million tonnes. This is the result of damaging rains in September in the largest wheat growing states of Parana and Rio Grande do Sul. Planting of the 1998/99 maize crop continues and plantings are expected to increase by over 10 percent with respect to last year when the crop, particularly in the north-east, was affected by El Niño-related weather. Considerably enlarged plantings are anticipated for the paddy crop, currently being sown.
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