No.2 [cid:image002.gif@01D1BCC4.308EECA0] June 2016 [cid:image004.gif@01D1BCC4.308EECA0]<http://www.fao.org/english> Crop Prospects and Food Situation [cid:image005.gif@01D1BCC4.308EECA0] Download full report<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf> HIGHLIGHTS [cid:image002.gif@01D1BCC4.308EECA0]Global cereal production prospects continue to improve although latest forecasts indicate that world cereal output in 2016 would still fall slightly short of the projected demand in 2016/17. [cid:image002.gif@01D1BCC4.308EECA0]COUNTRIES IN NEED OF EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE: FAO estimates that 37 countries, including 28 in Africa, are in need of external assistance for food. Persisting conflicts, acutely undermining agricultural capacities and drought-induced production declines, frequently linked to the now dissipating El Niņo, are the main causes stressing food security in 2016. [cid:image002.gif@01D1BCC4.308EECA0]AFRICA: The early aggregate outlook for the 2016 cereal crops points to a fall in production, mostly resulting from expected drought-reduced harvests in North and Southern Africa. In Central and West Africa, 2016 early crop prospects are uncertain, largely due to unfavourable weather and conflicts, while the overall outlook improved in East Africa, on account of recent favourable rains that eliminated early seasonal dryness. [cid:image002.gif@01D1BCC4.308EECA0]ASIA: The outlook for 2016 points to a production recovery in the Far East, with a steep increase foreseen in India expected to more than offset a cut in China's output. By contrast, cereal outputs are likely to fall in the Asian CIS subregion and in the Near East, where several countries continue to be severely affected by conflicts. [cid:image002.gif@01D1BCC4.308EECA0]LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: Aggregate cereal production in 2016 is forecast to decline on expectations of reduced crops in the key-producing countries of Brazil and Mexico, but still remain above average, mostly owing to a larger output anticipated in Argentina. Production recoveries from the 2015 drought-reduced levels are foreseen in Central America and the Caribbean countries. CONTENTS Countries requiring external assistance for food<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf#page=2> Global overview<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf#page=6> LIFDC food situation overview<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf#page=9> Regional reviews<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf#page=11> Africa<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf#page=12> Asia<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf#page=20> Latin America and the Caribbean<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf#page=25> North America, Europe and Oceania<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf#page=28> Special features/box<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf#page=10> La Niņa and its impact - a global overview<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf#page=10> Statistical appendix<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf#page=31> [cid:image010.png@01D1BCC4.308EECA0]<http://www.fao.org/3/a-i5710e.pdf> GIEWS<http://www.fao.org/giews/english/> global information and early warning system on food and agriculture<http://www.fao.org/giews/english/> ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the GIEWSAlertsWorld-L list, click the following link: &*TICKET_URL(GIEWSAlertsWorld-L,SIGNOFF);