, 26/01/2011 - The cereal harvest for the 15 northern states of the Republic of the Sudan is estimated at 5.707 million MT, comprising 4.606 million MT of sorghum, 0.667 million MT of pearl millet and a low forecast for a wheat harvest in March-April 2010, only partially planted during the assessment, of 0.443 million MT plus small amounts of maize and rice. Food security situations improved in many states due to good harvesting season. However, some 3.2 million people require humanitarian assistance in the 15 Northern states of Sudan during 2011.