| Dec 9 2022 | Panama Rice: Production Estimates Lowered Compared to Last Year |
Panama’s rough rice production for marketing year 2022/23 is estimated at 345,000 metric tons
(mt), down 35,000 mt (about 9 percent) from last year. Milled production is estimated at 224,000
mt. Harvested area is estimated at 90,000 hectares (ha), down 2,000 ha (about 2 percent) from last
month and 4,000 ha (about 4 percent) from last year. Yield is estimated at 3.83 metric tons per
hectare, down about 5 percent from last year. (For more
information, please contact Ifeoma.Collins@usda.gov.)
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| Oct 12 2021 | Guatemala Corn: Dry Spell and Excess Rains Reduce Production |
Guatemala’s corn production for marketing year (MY) 2021/22 is estimated at 1.6 million metric
tons (mmt), down 0.3 mmt from last month and 45,000 metric tons (3 percent) from MY 2020/21.
Area is estimated at 900,000 hectares (ha), down 50,000 ha from last month (5 percent) but up
50,000 ha (6 percent) from MY 2020/21. Yield is estimated at 1.77 metric tons per hectare, down
8 percent from MY 2020/21. (For more information, please contact Ifeoma.Collins@usda.gov.)
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| Sep 10 2021 | Panama Rice: Rough Production Up Slightly |
Panama’s rough rice production for marketing year (MY) 2021/22 is estimated at 380,000 metric
tons (mt), up 11,000 mt (about 3 percent) from MY 2020/21. Milled production is estimated at
247,000 mt. Harvested area is estimated at 94,000 hectares (ha), up 2,000 ha (about 2 percent)
from MY 2020/21. Yield is estimated at 4.04 metric tons per hectare, up about 1 percent from MY
2020/21. (For more
information, please contact Ifeoma.Collins@usda.gov.)
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| Dec 10 2020 | Nicaragua Rice: Back-to-Back Hurricanes Damage Area |
Nicaragua’s rough rice production for 2020/21 is estimated at 412,000 metric tons (mt), down
about 3 percent (12,000 mt) from last month, but up 9 percent from last year. Milled production is
estimated at 272,000 mt. Area is estimated at 97,000 hectares, down 3 percent (3,000 mt) from last
month and last year. Yield is estimated at 4.25 tons per hectare, unchanged from last month but up
13 percent from last year. (For more information, please contact Ifeoma.Collins@usda.gov.)
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| Dec 10 2020 | Central America Corn: Hurricanes Eta and Iota Damage Crops |
At the start and middle of November 2020, both Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Iota landed in
Nicaragua as Category 4 hurricanes, causing damage to crops, infrastructure, and human lives
throughout Central America from flooding, strong winds, and landslides. The hurricane season in
Central America ended at the end of November. Corn is planted in three seasons in Central
America: the primera (main season), the postrera (second season), and in some countries the
apante (third season). Generally, the postrera harvest was almost completed in November and the
current wet conditions could postpone the planting of the apante crops in December. Preliminary
assessments of crop damage from the hurricanes have started throughout the region. (For more information,
please contact Ifeoma.Collins@usda.gov.)
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| Feb 11 2020 | Nicaragua Rice: Production Down from Last Year Due to Dry Conditions |
Nicaragua’s rough rice production for 2019/20 is estimated at 400,000 metric tons (mt), down
24,000 mt (6 percent) from last month, and down 12 percent from last year. Milled production is
estimated at 264,000 mt. Area is estimated at 103,000 hectares, down about one percent from last
year. Yield is estimated at 3.88 metric tons per hectare, down 11 percent from last year. (For more information, please contact
Ifeoma.Collins@usda.gov.)
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| Feb 9 2016 | Central America Rice: Estimated Production Down Due to Prolonged Drought |
USDA estimates Central America
2015/16 rice production at 631,000
metric tons (milled basis), down
60,000 metric tons or 8.7 percent
from last month and down 10
percent from last year. Harvested
area is estimated at 292,000
hectares, unchanged from last
month but down slightly from last
year. Yield is estimated at 3.30 tons
per hectare, down 8.0 percent from
last month and down 9.0 percent
from last year.
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| May 19 2009 | World 2009/10 Crop Area and Production Forecasts |
The initial USDA country-level area and production estimates for 2009/10 grains, oilseeds, andcotton are provided this month. In previous years, only the initial grain estimates were releasedin May, but this year estimates for oilseeds and cotton are provided as well.World wheat area for 2009/10 is estimated at 224 million hectares, down less than 1 percentfrom last year. International prices in September 2008, when many Northern Hemisphere wheatproducers were deciding if they would plant, had declined from a year earlier while prices forcorn and soybeans were stronger. Wheat production is forecast at 658 million metric tons, down25 million tons from 2008/09, when excellent growing conditions occurred in many of the majorproducers.World corn area is forecast at 156 million hectares for 2009/10, unchanged from the previousyear. Reports of farmers foregoing corn planting because of high input costs have been receivedfrom many countries. Corn area is not increasing even though corn prices were high relative towheat, and to a lesser extent soybean, during December to February when many farmers weremaking their corn planting decisions. Corn production is forecast virtually unchanged at 788million tons as corn planting in the Northern Hemisphere is underway.World soybean area is forecast at 99 million hectares up 2 million. Production is forecast at 242million tons, up 29 million from 2008/09. Much of the increase results from an expectation ofrecovery in Argentina and Brazil which suffered from extreme drought in major producing areas.World international soybean/corn price ratios from October through December favored corn, buthigher production costs have favored soybeans, which require fewer inputs. (For moreinformation, contact Paul Provance 202-720-0873.)
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