| Country | Harvest date | Main contributory factors |
| Armenia* | July/Aug. | Winterkill, shortage of seeds and inputs |
| Bulgaria | July/Aug. | Reduced plantings, adverse weather |
| Cuba | Aug./Dec. | Reduced plantings, shortages of inputs |
| Haiti* | June/Aug. | Reduced plantings, shortage of inputs |
| Liberia* | Sept./Dec. | Civil strife |
| Korea, D.P.R.* | Nov./Oct. | Floods |
| Kenya | Sept./Oct. | Reduced plantings, insufficient rains |
| Mexico | Oct./Dec. | Reduced plantings, insufficient rains |
| Moldova | July/Oct. | Insufficient rains |
| Mongolia* | Sept./Oct. | Spring fires, shortage of inputs |
| Sierra Leone* | Sept./Dec. | Civil strife |
| Ukraine | July/Oct. | Insufficient rains in some areas |
| Yemen | Sept./Nov. | Floods |
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1/ Main crop unless otherwise indicated.
- Afghanistan* (July/June), Angola* (Apr./Mar.), Armenia* (July/June), Azerbaijan (July/June), Bosnia-Herzegovina* (July/June), Burundi* (Jan./Dec.), Djibouti (Jan./Dec.), Eritrea (Jan./Dec.), Ethiopia* (Jan./Dec.), Georgia* (Jan./Dec.), Haiti* (July/June), Iraq* (July/June), Korea, D.P.R.* (Nov./Oct.), Laos (Jan./Dec.), Lebanon (July/June), Lesotho* (April/March), Liberia* (Jan./Dec.), 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.)
DEFINITIONS:
"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.