FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 06/99 - NIGERIA (21 June)
Rainfall in February/March allowed planting of the first maize crop and land preparation for rainfed rice. Rains remained low in the north, with none received in the extreme north (about one month late) which has delayed millet and sorghum planting. Together with reduced rains in May and early June, this could reduce yields and production.
Food supplies remain constrained by high post-harvest losses and high distribution costs. The cereal import requirement for 1999 is estimated at 1.25 million tonnes, including 1.05 million tonnes of wheat and 150 000 tonnes of rice.
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