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November 8, 1999
Update: Flooding in Mexico Impacts Rice Crop
Despite excessive precipitation in crucial growing areas, indications are that less than 10 percent of Mexico's total rice production for 1999/2000 was lost or damaged. Most of the crop was mature before the flooding began, with approximately a quarter of the fields already harvested. This assessment remains preliminary, as many areas of southeast Mexico remain under water, and are only accessible by boat.
Veracruz state provides better than a third of Mexico's annual rice production. The city of Coadzacoalcos lies along the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico, near the Tabasco state border, in the heart of Mexican rice country. Precipitation for September and October are shown below.
For more information, contact Ron White with the Production Estimates and Crop Assessment Division on (202) 690-0137.
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