GIEWS Country Brief: Uruguay 06-April-2010
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- Uruguay
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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT
- Good rainfall levels recorded in major farming departments.
- 2009 wheat production estimated at record level.
- Cereal exports increased by 41 percent in MY 2009/10.
Generally good rainfall levels favoring increased water availability for agriculture and pasture
The major farming areas of the country, which had a dry 2009 winter cropping season, received relatively high rainfall amounts in the last four months so that the seasonal balance is now strongly positive.