Farmland in North Korea’s northwestern regions suffered only limited damage from recent flooding, according to new U.S. government research, concluding that they are unlikely to impact the country’s overall crop production this year.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) stated in its latest seasonal outlook last week that recent rainfall and massive flooding appear to have had “minimal impact nationwide” on North Korean crops, anticipating strong rice and corn output this year.

The DPRK’s “most key growing regions did not experience persistent or prolonged excess rainfall and floods through key periods for crop development” as of the end of July,