FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - ECUADOR (23 November)
Planting of the 1998 second season coarse grain and paddy crops has been virtually completed. In the coastal areas, the irregular precipitation in September should not affect the developing maize and paddy crops. In the highlands, below-normal rains have been reported. Planting of the 1998 second season wheat crop and harvesting of the second season yellow maize crop have started. In the eastern areas, below- normal rains are also reported but with no adverse effect on the development of the second season yellow maize and paddy crops. Despite average results anticipated from the second season crops, aggregate 1998 cereal outputs should be considerably below- average levels due to the severe damage incurred by El Ni�o related effects to the first season crops.
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