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Dear All, We are pleased to share the latest issue of the
Crop Prospect and Food Situation quarterly report that focuses on developments affecting the food situation of developing countries
and Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries (LIFDCs). The report also includes an overview of global cereal production prospects and a table highlighting countries that require external assistance for food, identifying the primary causes of the local food crises.
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Crop Prospects and Food Situation |
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8 December 2016 HIGHLIGHTS
Global cereal production in 2016 received a further boost, owing to generally favourable growing conditions for the crops harvested later in the season.
COUNTRIES IN NEED OF EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE: FAO estimates that 39 countries, including
28 in Africa, are in need of external assistance for food, six more than the corresponding period in 2015. Continued conflicts and weather-related shocks are the main causes of intensified food insecurity in 2016.
AFRICA: Dry-weather-reduced outputs in North and Southern Africa more than outweighed
production gains in East and West Africa, resulting in an overall reduced aggregate cereal production in 2016. The low harvests in Southern Africa severely stressed food security conditions, while conflicts, notably in Nigeria and in South Sudan, continued
to severely erode productive capacities and acutely intensified food insecurity in the affected areas.
ASIA: A sharp recovery in India’s output is mostly behind the strong 2016 production
rebound in the Far East, while beneficial weather also boosted the production of the Asian CIS subregion. Several Near Eastern countries continued to be severely affected by the negative impact of conflicts on agriculture, livelihoods and food security, which
adversely impacted the outcomes of the 2016 cereal harvest despite generally beneficial weather.
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: Drought-reduced crops in Bolivia (Plurinational State
of), Brazil and Paraguay caused a sharp cut in the 2016 aggregate South American cereal output, while production recoveries are expected in most Central American countries, following last year’s drought-reduced harvests. Early prospects for the 2017 crop in
South America are positive, based on expectations of an expansion in plantings and a favourable start to the cropping season. |
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Enquiries may be directed to: Global Information and Early Warning System on Food
and Agriculture (GIEWS) Trade and Markets Division (EST)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome, Italy |
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