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12/27 Kenya's Corn Production Down Due to Poor Rainfall
12/16 Ukraine:  An Agricultural Overview
12/16 Thailand:  Drought Affects 2004-05 Rice Crop
12/16 Dry Spring in Eastern Australia
12/15 China:  2005-06 Winter Wheat Prospects Are Good
12/13 EU:  Winter Planting Fares Well
12/2   Balkans: Winter Grain Conditions
12/1   West Africa:  Record Cotton Harvest Expected

11/30 Record Global Durum Production in 2004-05 
11/22 Brazil: 2004-05 Soybean Planting Progress Update
11/18 Winter Grain Conditions in Russia and Ukraine
11/15 Malaysia:   Palm Oil Yields Trending Higher, Rainfall Normal
11/15 Ukraine Corn Harvest Continues
11/4  Romania and Bulgaria: Crop Travel Confirms Bumper Winter and Spring Crops.  
11/4  Hurricane Analysis.  

10/22  Ukraine: 2004 Corn Output Will Hinge on Harvest Weather  
10/20  Argentina: 2004/05 Corn Production Forecast to Rise by 20 Percent.  
10/15  EU-25: Crop Travel Verifies Record Yields in Central Europe.  
10/13  Winter Grains Conditions in Russia and Ukraine.  
10/13  South Africa Releases Final 2003/04 Estimates.  
10/13  South Africa's Wheat Yields Near Average

8/31  Locusts Invade West Africa's Grain Belt
8/31  Malaysia:   Below-Normal Rainfall May Limit Palm Oil Yields Late 2004-Early 2005
8/30  Mexico:  Summer Corn Crop Not Without Issues
8/27 PECAD in the News:   NASA Satellites Allow USDA To See World's Lakes and Rivers Rise and Fall.  View Reservoir Monitor
8/17 Russia:  Wheat Production Forecast Above Average
8/16  Brazil: Soybean Expansion Expected to Continue in 2004-05

7/27 NASA Earth Observatory: Drought Conditions in Kenya Reduce Corn Production
7/27 Central Europe and Balkan Countries Expecting Bumper Harvests
7/20 More Oilseed Production Going Toward Biodiesel.

6/16  EU-25: 2004/05 Oilseed and Cotton Estimates by Country.  
6/16  Sunflowerseed Production in Ukraine and Russia.  
6/16  Zimbabwe Corn Production Below One Million Tons.  

5/26  Ukraine: Average Harvest Prospects For Winter Grains
5/24  Mexico: Northeast Reservoir Levels Comparatively High.  
5/26  Ukraine: Average Harvest Prospects For Winter Grains
5/24  Mexico: Northeast Reservoir Levels Comparatively High.  
5/24   EU-15- 2004-05 Wheat, Coarse Grain, and Rice Estimates by Country.
5/13   Libya: Cereal Production

4/29  India- 2003-04 Rabi Crop Assessment

3/31  Corn Yields Improve for South Africa
3/31  South Africa- Crop Tour Summary
3/22 Jamaica: Dry Even for the Dry Season
3/22  Canada: Spring Preview
3/18   Central Europe- Winter Wrap Up.  
3/10  Haiti- Political Unrest Could Challenge Daily Food Supply
3/10  Northwest Africa- Heading into Spring
3/10  Russia-Favorable Conditions for Winter Grains
3/1    China- Wheat Update, February 2004

2/11 EU-15- 2003-04 Wheat, Coarse Grain, and Rice Estimates by Country. 
2/11 Foreign Cotton Area and Production for 2004-05 Expected to Rise Following 2003-04 Higher World Cotton Prices. 
2/11  Malaysia- High Rainfall in Third Quarter 2003 Favorable for Palm Oil Production. 

1/20 Satellites Eye Weather, Global Crop Production.  Instruments aboard NASA satellites provide high definition data that USDA uses to make global crop production assessments based on soil moisture, vegetation indexes and other natural phenomena. (01/20)
--  NASA news release
--  Article from Federal GIS Connections 

Winter 2003  Federal GIS Connections:  Foreign Agricultural Service Uses GIS for Crop Assessment and Data Management (pdf format.  Scroll to page 6)

1/22
  South Africa Corn Area at Low Levels
1/22 Northwest Africa- Plentiful Autumn Rains Leave Winter Grain Crops in Good Condition 
1/16  Tropical Storm Odette Causes Little Damage In Caribbean  
1/14  EU-15: 2003/04 Oilseed and Cotton Estimates by Country
1/13  The Amazon: Brazil’s Final Soybean Frontier

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Updated: October 21, 2005

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