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June 1999
The 1999/2000 total foreign rice production is forecast
at a record 383.0 million tons (milled-basis), up 7.0 million or
2 percent from 1998/99. The projected record output is based on a
slight increase in total area and assumes normal weather in all
growing areas. Record or near-record crops are expected in the
major producing countries, and large or record crops are
projected for all major exporting countries as well. For rice
currently being planted in Asia, rainfall has been adequate and
timely, allowing producers to plant their crops without delaly.
The first official USDA forecast of individual countries' area,
yield, and production will be released July 12, 1999.
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