2000 Archives

2000 Archives
Updates	Field Travel Reports
12/20 South America: Meat and bone meal ban may induce additional soybean planting 12/20 China: Generally good conditions conditions for winter wheat 12/20 North Korea: Fair to poor winter crop conditions follow a disastrous 2000/01 harvest 12/18 World Rice: Production falls as policies and low prices push plantings down 12/15 India: A very dry start for the rabi wheat season 12/15 Pakistan: Irrigation situation grows more serious as supplies dwindle 12/15 Pakistan: Less favorable outlook for 2001/02 wheat 12/14 Eastern Europe: Dry conditions continue to plague the Balkans 12/14 FSU: Two months of dryness for winter grains in Russia and Ukraine 12/13 Zimbabwe: Lower planted area combines with input shortages and instability to reduce corn prospects. 12/12 Australia: Excessive rains in New South Wales have minimal impact on wheat crop 12/12 Brazil: Beneficial weather during planting boosts cotton prospects to record levels 12/12 China: Oilseeds supply rises on record peanut crop and higher soybean production 12/06 Iran: Near normal rainfall after planting, but two years of drought may have residual effects
11/22 FSU: Winter-Grain area up in Russia and Ukraine 11/17 United States: Colder weather across the major hard red winter wheat area 11/16 World Cotton: Production down from last year, despite high prices 11/16 World Oilseeds & Grains: Oilseed production continues to grow, but grains stall recently 11/14 South Africa: Excellent planting conditions throughout the maize triangle 11/09 Brazil: Recent rains accelerate soybean planting 11/09 Australia: Wheat yield potential plummets with persistent dryness in Western Australia
10/30 Texas: Winter wheat prospects benefit from improved moisture conditions 10/27 Oklahoma: Winter wheat prospects benefit from improved moisture conditions 10/25 Kansas: Recent rains benefit winter wheat establishment 10/24 Argentina: Record soybean crop is expected again 10/23 Argentina: Wheat crop progressing well 10/23 Eastern Europe: Dry conditions hinder fall planting in Balkans 10/20 Former Soviet Union: Good conditions prevail as winter sowing campaign nears completion 10/19 Italy: Flooding the Po River Valley hits summer crop harvesting 10/18 Central America: Vegetable oil production shifts from cottonseed and soybeans to palm oil 10/13 Russia: Grain harvest nears completion 10/13 Kazakstan: Favorable October weather boosts wheat production 10/6 Southeast Asia: Flooding along Mekong River impacts rice harvest outlook
9/29 Brazil: Favorable prospects for soybean harvest 9/27 Kazakstan: As wheat harvest winds down, yields drop sharply 9/13 Eastern Europe: Corn prospects dwindle due to continued drought 9/12 Russia: USDA increases grain-harvest forecast to 64 million tons 9/11 Brazil: Wheat Production Lowered by Frost in Parana
8/25 China and Taiwan: Typhoon Bilis impacts rice, sugarcane, and horticultural crops 8/25 Zimbabwe: Economic and political problems threaten crops 8/18 2000/01 Durum Prospects: Production rises in exporting countries 8/18 Soybean Output in 2000/01: Record crops in US and Southern Hemisphere fuel global situation 8/18 South Asia Flooding: Potential impacts on India and Bangladesh rice 8/17 India Monsoon: Dry conditions prevail in the north during week ten 8/16 Kazakstan: Wheat prospects improve on favorable weather 8/15 Australia: Current rainfall pattern may reduce wheat yields this season 8/15 Russia: Slow harvest, but yields are up 8/11 Argentina: Cold weather misses prime wheat-production zone 8/11 China: Drought hits corn, soybeans 8/11 North Korea: Reduced area and lower yield hamper grain production 8/11 Western U.S. Satellite imagery of wildfires 8/11 Central Asia: Grains dodge drought damage 8/11 Mexico: Rice harvest underway, quality is excellent 8/11 Brazil: Frost in Parana affects corn prospects 8/09 India Monsoon: Insufficient rain expands dryness in crop areas 8/01 India Monsoon: Southern growing regions have a dry week 8/01Mexico: Timely rains benefit the cotton crop
7/26 India Monsoon: Rainfall deficit in rice areas 7/21 India Monsoon: Southern peanut region left dry 7/21 Canada: Corn and soybean prospects falter in cool, wet conditions 7/20 India Monsoon: Heavy precipitation provides relief to Kharif crop 7/19 North Dakota: Heavy June rains damage crop prospects in Red River Valley 7/19 Russia & Ukraine: Beneficial weather boosts Russian wheat yields, while dryness pulls Ukrainian yields down 7/18 Iberian Peninsula: Favorable spring rains overcome poor winter conditions to boost wheat yields 7/18 2000/01 World Wheat Situation: Rising production in most exporters, reduced output in most importers 7/18 Global Cotton Outlook for 2000/01: Higher prices spur U.S. production, but foreign output falls 7/14 Argentina: Record soybean production projected, but declining prices dampen sunflowerseed prospects 7/14 Turkey: Weather and prices combine to reduce area planted to cotton 7/13 Argentina: Planting weather is generally favorable as wheat area rises 7/12 July Production Briefs: Updates on changes in estimates for Brazil, Canada, China, the EU, and Romania
6/30 Mexico: Corn and sorghum prospects in the Bajio better than in recent years 6/28 Ukraine: Despite marginally good spring weather in central Ukraine, winter wheat appears to be in poor shape 6/28 Mexico: Low reservoir levels may impact outlook for cotton yields 6/27 Russia: Delayed spring sowing campaign falls short of government target 6/26 Ukraine/Moldova: Continued dryness in June has nearly eliminated winter wheat recovery prospects 6/26 Horn of Africa: Drought in northern Kenya, as well as southern and eastern Ethiopia 6/23 East Europe: Drought ravages region, but southern areas hit hardest 6/15 South Asia: Monsoon arrives on time, but leaves Gujurat dry 6/15 2000/01 Foreign Rice: Production expected to fall below last year's record 6/12 China: Low wheat prices reduce planted area, while dry weather curbs yields 6/09 Moldova: Persistent dryness reduces yield prospects for winter wheat 6/02 US Crop Situation: Drying conditions impede planting in southeast and slow crop development in Texas and Iowa
5/22 Tunisia: Rainfall both too little and too late in the growing season reduces harvest prospects 5/18 2000/01 World Cotton: Production expected to fall below 1999/2000 level 5/18 World Palm Oil: 1999/2000 production over 40 percent higher than 5 years ago 5/17 Russia: Recent cold snap inflicts minor damage on grains 5/15 Canada: Canadian prairie provinces dry as planting begins 5/12 India: Drought and low irrigation supplies reduce the rapeseed crop 5/11 Eastern Europe: Spring planting conditions: moist in northern areas, dry in southern Balkans 5/04 Russia: Early spring planting proceeding on schedule 5/03 Pakistan (Baluchistan): Severe drought damages crops and livestock 5/02 US Corn Belt: Late April Conditions- soil moisture deficits in Western areas, but adequate moisture in the East	Mexico: Spring travel in the states of Mexico, Puebla, and Veracruz
4/28 Middle East: Drought conditions continue in Iran, Iraq, and Syria; Turkey improves 4/24 Russia & Ukraine: Uncertain prospects for spring planting, but beneficial winter grain conditions 4/19 India: More favorable precipitation, but cooler temperatures than last year in the main wheat growing regions 4/18 Pakistan: 2000/01 wheat prospects falter, with vegetation indexes indicating areas of stress 4/17 Foreign Winter Grains: Area projected higher for the 2000/01 crop 4/17 Oklahoma: Damage from May 3, 1999 Oklahoma City tornado still evident after 11 months 04/14 Ethiopia: An overview of the agronomic situation, with an assessment of the current drought 04/13 China: Prospects for reduced wheat area combine with beneficial growing conditions 04/13 Spain & Portugal: Recent rains improve winter grain prospects, but reservoir levels remain low 04/12 Brazil: Favorably dry weather benefits soybean harvesting 04/10 Malaysia: A strong vegetable oil producer grows stronger through technology	Honduras: After Hurricane Mitch, Aguan River Basin Reclamation Morocco & Tunisia: Drought-induced losses in Morocco, but Tunisia may recover
03/29 Ukraine: Input constraints will hamper 2000/01 grain output 03/20 Northwest Africa: Drought continues in Morocco 03/17 Western United States: Rains improve western U.S. crops 03/10 Flooding in Mozambique: A situation update 03/10 Brazil: Favorable weather boosts Brazil's cotton prospects 03/02 Southern Africa: The impact of recent floods on agriculture 03/02 Ukraine: Benign Ukrainian winter offsets impact of dry fall
02/28 US Southern Plains: Good conditions prevail in winter wheat region 02/23 India: Beneficial conditions continue in India's wheat region 02/11 Brazil: Soybean crop falls, while area shift benefits cotton 02/11 Argentina: Improvement in corn and soybean crop prospects 02/10 Ukraine: Winter grains to be resown due to dryness 02/04 Iran: Dry conditions affecting wheat early in season
01/27 Russia and Ukraine: Record area, but mediocre yields for sunflowerseed production 01/14 Northwest Africa: Winter grain conditions in Morocco are too dry 01/12 Argentina: Moisture conditions favorable for majority of corn region 01/07 Russia: Regional Harvest Results and Winter-Grain Area


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