No.4  November 2009
		Crop Prospects and Food Situation

Highlights    COUNTRIES IN CRISIS REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE (total: 31 countries)    Food emergencies update    Global cereal supply and demand brief     Special features      Domestic food prices in developing countries remain very high El nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) How China stabilized grain prices during the recent globalfood price crisis      Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries food situation overview       Regional reviews    Africa        Asia        Latin America and the Caribbean        North America, Europe and Oceania    Statistical Appendix    Note

GIEWS	global information and early warning system on food and agriculture