<html> <head> <META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html"> <title>Crop Prospects and Food Situation No.1, April 2006</title> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <meta name="Author" content="global information and early warning system on food and agriculture"> <meta name="Keywords" content="Foodcrops, Food, crops, shortages, production, food aid, food supply, current agricultural situation, agriculture, agricultural, hunger, food security, trade, country-specific, early warning, Geographic, Regional Infomation, Outlook, Prospects, forecast, trade, production,cereals,cereal"> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="outlook.css"> </head> <body rightmargin="0" bottommargin="0" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" bgcolor="white"><a name="TopOfPage"></a><table align="center" width="750" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="white"> <tr height="4"> <td height="4"><img src="http://www.fao.org/common/images/spacer.gif" width="750" height="4"></td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="750" align="center"> <tr bgcolor="#e7a294"><td colspan="3"><img src="http://www.fao.org/common/images/spacer.gif" height="2"></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e7a294"><td colspan="3" align="right" valign="top" class="date">No.1 <img src="bullet_red.gif" align="center"> April 2006  </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#e7a294"><td colspan="3"><img src="http://www.fao.org/common/images/spacer.gif" height="4"></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d65118"> <td valign="middle" align="center" width="70"><a href="http://www.fao.org/english"><img onclick="this.blur();" border="0" src="fao.gif"></a></td> <td>  </td> <td class="food-outlook" valign="center" align="left">Crop Prospects and Food Situation</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#e7a294"><td colspan="3"><img src="http://www.fao.org/common/images/spacer.gif" height="4"></td></tr> </table> <table align="center" width="750" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="white"> <tr> <td><img src="http://www.fao.org/common/images/spacer.gif" width="750" height="10"></td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="750" align="center" border="0"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="1%" align="left" bgcolor="#f7e3de">&nbsp;</td> <td width="50%" align="left" bgcolor="#f7e3de" class="rightbox2body"> <p><b>GIEWS Publication Notice</b><br> In order to provide readers with more focused, better sequenced and integrated information, GIEWS is streamlining its main publications into two complementary products: Crop Prospects and Food Situation and Food Outlook - Global Market Analysis. <p> <b><a href="http://www.fao.org/giews/english/cpfs/index.htm">Crop Prospects and Food Situation</a></b> is designed to retain several key components of the two previous reports, Foodcrops and Shortages, and Food Supply Situation and Crop Prospects in sub-Saharan Africa (Africa Report), and present information and analysis in a more concise and useful format. The purpose of this publication will be to provide expert assessment of the food situation at regional levels and in vulnerable countries. Each report will also include an up-to-date brief on the world cereal supply and demand situation. This publication will appear six times per year.<p> <b><a href="http://www.fao.org/giews/english/fo/index.htm">Food Outlook</a></b> is also being significantly modified and improved; in frequency and structure, as well as content and coverage. The new Food Outlook will be a biannual publication focusing on developments affecting global markets for food and feed commodities. The sub-title "Global Market Analysis" reflects this focus on developments in international markets, with comprehensive assessments and forecasts on a commodity by commodity basis. Food Outlook maintains a close synergy with the newly established sister publication, especially with regard to the coverage of cereals.</p> </td> <td width="1%" align="left" bgcolor="#f7e3de">&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td> <td valign="center"><img src="arrow_links.gif"> <a class="black" href="j7511e01.htm">Highlights</a><br><br><img src="arrow_links.gif"> <a class="black" href="j7511e02.htm">Global cereal supply and demand brief</a><br><br><img src="arrow_links.gif"> <a class="black" href="j7511e03.htm">Low-Income Food-Deficit country food situation overview</a><br><br><img src="arrow_links.gif"> <a class="black" href="j7511e04.htm">Regional reviews</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="black" href="j7511e04.htm#21">Africa</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="black" href="j7511e04.htm#22">Asia</a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="black" href="j7511e04.htm#23">Latin America and the Caribbean </a><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="black" href="j7511e04.htm#24">North America, Europe and Oceania </a><br><br> <img src="arrow_links.gif"> <a class="black" href="j7511e05.htm">Statistical appendix</a><br><br><img src="arrow_links.gif"> <a class="black" href="j7511e06.htm">Terminology and notes</a><br></td> </tr> </table> <table align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="750"> <tr><td colspan="2"><img src="http://www.fao.org/common/images/spacer.gif" height="10"></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d65118"><td colspan="2"><img src="http://www.fao.org/common/images/spacer.gif" height="2"></td></tr> <tr><td class="white" bgcolor="#d65118" align="center"><font color="white"><b>GIEWS</b></font></td><td align="left">  <a class="black" href="http://www.fao.org/giews/english/">global information and early warning system on food and agriculture</a></td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p> </p> </body> </html>