Foodcrops and shortages
Global Information and Early Warning System on food and agriculture

No.5 , November 1998

• MAP OF AFFECTED COUNTRIES
• AFFECTED COUNTRIES
  • UNFAVOURABLE PROSPECTS FOR CURRENT CROPS
  • SHORTFALLS IN FOOD SUPPLIES IN CURRENT MARKETING YEAR REQUIRING EXCEPTIONAL AND/OR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
  • DISTRIBUTION OF LOCAL AND/OR EXPORTABLE SURPLUSES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE:
• HIGHLIGHTS
• SUMMARY
• COUNTRY SITUATION : Select one country or geographical zone in the list below and click on Go !

Northern Africa Western Africa Central Africa Eastern Africa Southern Africa
Asia Central America South America Europe North America Oceania

• ESTIMATED 1997/98 OR 1998 CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES a) Estimates for 1997/98 or 1998
• ESTIMATED 1998/99 CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES b) 1998/99 estimates for LIFD countries which have entered the 1998/99 marketing year
• NOTE

NOTE: This report is prepared on the responsibility of the FAO Secretariat with information from official and unofficial sources. Since conditions can change rapidly and information may not always represent the current crop or food supply situation as of present date, further enquiries should be made before any action is taken. None of the reports should be regarded in any way as statements of governmental views. Enquiries may be directed to Mr. Abdur Rashid, Chief, Global Information and Early Warning Service, Commodities and Trade Division, (ESC), FAO, Rome (Telex: 610181 FAO I, GIEWS Direct Facsimile: 0039-6-5705-4495, E-mail INTERNET: [email protected]).

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this bulletin do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.