date:Sep 25, 2012
vince, was 60percent higher than average in the seven months through August, according to data from Ecuadors National Meteorology and Hydrology Institute in Quito. The region received 8.5 feet of rainfall between February and August.
Latin American supplies were down rather significantly in the first quarter, David A. DeLorenzo, chief executive officer of Westlake Village, Calif.-based Dole Food Co., said on a conference call July 19. Low prices paid to farmers may crimp world supplies, he said