date:Jun 09, 2014
Planting of the main spring cereal season is mostly concluded. After lower-than-normal precipitation in March, remote sensing data indicate well above-average precipitation since mid-April in most parts of the country. The abundant precipitation may have prevented a significant reduction in plantings, which were delayed by the dry weather and benefited early-planted crops, particularly in the main-growing LArtibonite and Ouest departments.
Assuming that normal weather conditions continue during