Bolivia

In March, rice and the main cycle of maize are in harvesting stage. The minor cycle of sorghum concluded the vegetation stage and is ready for harvest. In the past month, rainfall was above average in most cropland areas. Overall vegetations conditions are good throughout the country, despite below average rainfall in February in the main cereal-producing areas of Cochabamba and Santa Cruz. Forecasts indicate that wetter than normal conditions will persist through June throughout the country, especially in the northeastern part (Copernicus C3S Multimodel). In addition, in the farm region of Santa Cruz, a worsening fuel shortage is starting to hit farmers' ability to harvest their crops (Reuters).