FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - CAMEROON (25 November)
Following a late start of rains and irregular rainfall during the growing season, crop prospects are below average. Heavy rains in August and September caused flooding in the Lake Tchad, Mayo-Danay, Faro and Mayo- Rey regions, which damaged infrastructures and reduced crop output. No significant activity of African Migratory Locusts has been reported following the infestations of late 1997.
With the start of the harvesting period, food prices are decreasing and food availability is satisfactory. Some food supply difficulties were reported in the flooded areas. The cereal import requirement for 1998 (January/December) is estimated at 250 000 tonnes of wheat and rice, and 10 000 tonnes of coarse grains. Following a government appeal for international food assistance, a WFP Emergency Operation provided 6 000 tonnes of relief food for 210 000 people in the extreme north. A new operation is currently under preparation.
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