Cereal production for 2017 in the Dominican Republic is estimated by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to be 996,000 tons, which is marginally above last year’s level and significantly above the country’s five-year average. The increase reflects a high rice production, despite significant flooding caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria, between September and October. The rice crops are estimated at 953,000 tons, that is above last year’s level and 6 percent above the five-year average. The FAO says that the high rice production can be attributed to the good main first season rice crop, harvested in August before the storms.
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21 December 2017
