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Dear All,

 

We are pleased to share the following FAO/GIEWS Special Alert.

 

 

GIEWS Special Alert                                                No. 343

26 February 2018

Southern Africa

 

Erratic rains and an intense dry period in January

lowers 2018 cereal production prospects

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

§  Erratic precipitation and well below-average rains in January have lowered Southern Africa’s overall 2018 cereal production prospects.

§  Current national maize stocks are forecast at above-average levels due to the record outputs in 2017; this should partly cushion the expected production declines in 2018.

§  Reduced harvests are still foreseen to intensify food insecurity in 2018, increasing the number of people in need of assistance; however, humanitarian needs expected to remain below the levels of 2016.

 

 

 

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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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