Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division
Foreign Agricultural Service

2001 Archives

12/21  Eastern Europe: Cold Outbreak Grips Region
12/21  Zimbabwe: Instability Prevents Commercial Sector Corn Plantings
12/13   Afghanistan: Continued Dryness Compounds Food Shortage
12/13   Pakistan:   Dry Conditions in Winter Grain Areas
12/11   Ukraine & Russia: Grains in Good Condition Despite Cold Snap
12/11   EU: Rapeseed Area May Rise in 2002/03

11/21  Iran: Wheat Crop Needs More Rain
11/19  Northwest Africa:  Winter Planting Update
11/19  Malaysia:  Palm Oil Yield Prospects  Fall as Rainfall Returns to Near Normal
11/16  South Africa: Favorable Weather for Summer Crop Planting 
11/15  Argentina: Planting Conditions Override Price Signals 
11/14  Russia and Ukraine: Will Output Continue to Climb?
11/13  Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakstan: Grain Harvest Complete
11/9    Brazil: Dry Weather Promotes Accelerated Soybean Planting
11/9    China: Dry Conditions for 2002-03 Winter Wheat Planting
11/9    Argentina: Area Decreases for Corn, Sunflower, and Wheat; Increases Expected for Soybean Area
11/7    Florida: Escapes Hurricane Michelle
11/7    Cuba:  Effects of Hurricane Michelle
11/2    Argentina: Heavy rains result in flooding and planting delays
11/2    Afghanistan: Continued dryness compounds food shortage
11/2    Pakistan: Winter grains benefit from recent rain
11/2    Russia and Ukraine: No damage from recent cold snap

10/29  Eastern Europe: Poor Winter Crop Planting Conditions in the Southern Balkans 
10/24  EU Likely Remains in Compliance With Oilseed Production Limits
10/23  Mali:  Cotton Production Doubles and Nears Record Levels 
10/23  Senegal: Rice Production Sustained
10/19  Argentina:  Heavy Rains Delay Planting Progress
10/18  Mexico:  Summer Crops Enter Dry-Down Phase; Reservoirs Thirsty for Fall Rains
10/18  Kazakstan:  Bumper Grain Crop Forecast
10/16  Brazil:  Soybean Plantings Expected To Rise Substantially
10/12  Ukraine and Russia: Increasing Dryness for Winter Grains Seen
10/4    Hurricane Mitch and Georges Update
10/4    Russia and Ukraine Winter Grain Sowing Ahead of Last Year 
10/4    Kazakstan:  Grain Yield Up Substantially from Last Year
10/3    China:   Bumper Cotton Crop Expected in 2001/02
10/2    North Korea:   Improved Weather for 2001/02 Summer Crops
10/2    World Cotton Production Rises Despite Low Prices

Images from the Balkan Field Trip

Serbia: Situation Update

8/31  Somalia:  Drought Reduces Grain Production
8/31  Russia:  Preliminary Yields Point Toward Bumper Crop
8/31  Ukraine:   Harvest Reports Indicate Bumper Crop
8/30  Mexico:  Summer Crop Outlook Little Changed by Tropical Storm Chantal 
8/28  Turkey  Cotton Production in Southern Anatolia Booms
8/16  Russia: Higher Winter Wheat Yield, But Corn Impacted by Heat Stress
8/15  India Cotton Conditions Improving
8/15  China's Corn Production Forecast to Decline in 2001/02
8/15  Monsoon Season Midway Point Summary
8/15  Turkey's Corn Harvest Expected to be Near Average
8/15  Turkey's Estimated Cotton Production Nears Record Levels
8/10  Malaysia:  Rainfall Continues While Oil Palm Area Expansion Slows
8/10  Ukraine:   Dry July Speeds Wheat Harvest But Hampers Corn Output
8/10  Kazakstan:  Favorable Weather Boosts 2001/02 Yield Potential
8/7    Korean Peninsula--Current Crop Situation. Widespread rain and cooler temperatures have broken a severe drought, but irreparable damage has already occurred
8/1    India: Mostly Beneficial Monsoon Leaves Southern Peanut Area Dry
8/1    Brazil: Development of Transportation Infrastructure Boosts Agricultural Development

Romania & Bulgaria: Update on summer crop conditions 

Turkey: Crop assessment travel trip report

Honduras: field travel results in revision of crop prospects and food gap analyses 

7/31  Mexico: Mild Monsoon May Cause Problems for Grains in Southern Areas
7/30  Montana: Drought Leaves Crops in Worse Condition Than Last Year
7/25  Australia: Dryness in Queensland May Hamper Winter Grain Prospects
7/24  Honduras &  Nicaragua: Below-normal Precipitation May Shrink Crop Output
7/23  Ukraine: High Yield Potential for 2001/02 Grains
7/16  Eastern Europe: Heavy Rains Cause Harvest Difficulties in the Northern Balkans
7/13  Russia & Ukraine:  Sunflowerseed Production to Slip in 2001/02
7/12  India: Monsoon Leaves Southeast Dry, Affecting Rice, Cotton, and Groundnut Areas
7/10  World Cotton: Area and Production to Rise in 2001/02, Depressing Global Prices
7/2   Turkey:  2001/02 Wheat Production Down

Central America: Crop assessment travel trip report

6/29  India:  Monsoon rains provide good start for Kharif rice
6/28  Mexico:  Dryness impacts Tamaulipas sorghum
6/27  Central America:  Assessment travel trip report
6/18  Ukraine and Russia:  Crop assessment travel trip report
6/18 Russia:  Good conditions for 2001/02 grains
6/18  Ukraine:  Substantial rebound for 2001/02 grain yield
6/14  California: Warm, dry spring may cause problems this summer
6/13  Western US: May 2001 crop conditions- uneven development in the Plains
6/13  Eastern US: May 2001 crop conditions- delayed development in the corn belt
6/12  Afghanistan: A third consecutive year of drought wreaks havoc on production
6/04  North Korea: Continued dryness reduces production potential in major grain areas

Central America: Crop assessment travel trip report

Ukraine and Russia: Crop assessment travel trip report

Mexico: May field travel in the northwest

June Travel: PECAD's work at the Honduran National School for Agriculture

Florida:   Multi-year drought continues