| Country | Harvest date | Main contributory factors |
| Armenia* | July/Aug. | Winterkill, shortage of seeds and inputs |
| Argentina | Mar./June |
Reduced plantings, insufficient rains |
| Brazil | Feb./May | Reduced plantings, insufficient rains |
| Burundi* | May/June | Insecurity, shortages of inputs |
| Chile | Dec./Mar. | Insufficient rains |
| Cuba | Mar./July | Reduced plantings, shortages of inputs |
| Grenada | Jan./Dec. | Pest infestations |
| Kyrghyz Republic | July/Aug. | Reduced plantings, shortage of seeds and inputs |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | Jan./Dec. | Pest infestations |
| Sri Lanka | Aug./Sept. | Low irrigation reserves for second Yala crop |
| Tajikistan* | July/Aug. | Cristical shortage of seeds and inputs |
Afghanistan* (July/June), Angola* (Apr./Mar.), Armenia* (July/June), Azerbaijan (July/June), Bosnia-Herzegovina* (July/June), Burundi* (Jan./Dec.), Eritrea (Jan./Dec.), Ethiopia* (Jan./Dec.), Georgia* (Jan./Dec.), Haiti* (July/June), Iraq* (July/June), Korea, D.P.R.* (November/October), Laos* (Jan./Dec.), Lesotho (Apr./Mar.), Lebanon (July/June), Lesotho (Apr./Mar.), Liberia* (Jan./Dec.), Malawi* (Apr./Mar.), Mongolia* (Oct./Sept.), Mozambique* (May/Apr.), Rwanda* (Jan./Dec.), Sierra Leone* (Jan./Dec.), Somalia* (Sept./Aug), Sudan* (Nov./Oct.), Tajikistan* (July/June), Zaire* (Jan./Dec.), Zambia (May/Apr.)
Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Mali, Niger, , Senegal, Uganda
NOTES:
(i)
New countries included in this report compared to last month's report, are underlined.
(ii)
Countries with unfavourable prospects for current crop and/or uncovered shortfalls are marked in bold.
(iii)
Countries affected or threatened by successive bad crops or food shortages are marked with an asterisk (*).
"Unfavourable Prospects for Current Crops": Refer to prospects of a shortfall in production of current crops as a result of a reduction of the area planted and/or adverse weather conditions, plant pests, diseases and other calamities which indicate a need for close monitoring of the crops for the remainder of the growing season. Return
"Shortfalls in Food Supplies in Current Marketing Year Requiring Exceptional External Assistance": Refer to an exceptional shortfall in aggregate supplies or a localized deficit as a result of crop failures, natural disasters, interruption of imports, disruption of distribution, excessive post-harvest losses, other supply bottlenecks and/or an increased demand for food arising from population movements within the country or an influx of refugees. In the case of an exceptional shortfall in aggregate food supplies, exceptional and/or emergency food aid may be required to cover all or part of the deficit. Return
"Distribution of Local and/or Exportable Surpluses Requiring External Assistance": Refers to a situation of an exceptional surplus existing in a particular area of a country which needs to be transported to deficit areas in the same country or the neighbouring countries for which purpose external assistance is required. Return