Country | Harvest date | Main contributory factors |
Colombia | Jan./Mar. | Reduced plantings, adverse weather (second season crop) |
Cook Islands | Jan./Dec. | Drought |
Costa Rica | Nov./Dec. | Reduced plantings, adverse weather (second season crop) |
Cuba | Aug./Dec. | Reduced plantings, shortages of inputs |
El Salvador | Nov./Dec. | Reduced plantings, adverse weather (second season crop) |
Guatemala | Nov./Dec. | Reduced plantings, adverse weather (second season crop) |
Haiti* | Nov./Dec. | Reduced plantings, shortage of inputs (second season crop) |
Indonesia | Feb./May | Drought |
Nicaragua | Nov./Jan. | Reduced plantings, adverse weather (second season crop) |
Panama | Dec./Jan. | Reduced plantings, adverse weather |
Papua New Guinea` | Dec./May | Drought |
Philippines | Dec./Jan. | Drought |
Sierra Leone* | Sept./Dec. | Civil strife |
Solomon Islands | Jan./Dec. | Drought |
Somalia* | Jan./Feb. | Floods |
Thailand | Dec./Feb. | Drought |
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.
"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.
"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.