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Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 3, November 2026
06/11/2026
FAO’s triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a global overview of cereal production and acute food insecurity. FAO estimates that...
Book (series)
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 2, July 2026
03/07/2026
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and acute food...
Book (series)
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 1, March 2026
06/03/2026
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and acute food...
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 3, November 2025
07/11/2025
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and acute food...
Publications
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 3, November 2026
06/11/2026
FAO’s triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a global overview of cereal production and acute food insecurity. FAO estimates that 41 countries/territories require external food assistance, mainly due to conflicts, insecurity and El Niño-related weather shocks. Cereal production in Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries is forecast at 126.5 million tonnes in 2026, about 2 percent above 2025 and the five-year average.
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 2, July 2026
03/07/2026
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and acute food security conditions, with a particular attention on low-income food-deficit countries.FAO estimates that 41 countries/territories require external assistance for food: 31 in Africa, eight in Asia, one in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe.
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 1, March 2026
06/03/2026
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and acute food security conditions, with a particular attention on low-income food-deficit countries. FAO estimates that 41 countries require external assistance for food: 31 in Africa, eight in Asia, one in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe.
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 3, November 2025
07/11/2025
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and acute food security conditions, with a particular attention on low-income food-deficit countries.FAO assesses that 41 countries require external assistance for food, including 31 in Africa, eight in Asia, one in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance for food.
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 2, July 2025
04/07/2025
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and food security conditions, with a particular attention on low-income food-deficit countries. FAO assesses that 45 countries, including 33 in Africa, nine in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance for food.
Crop Prospects and Food Situation Triannual Global Report, No. 1, March 2025
07/03/2025
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and food security conditions, with a particular attention on low-income food-deficit countries. FAO assesses that 45 countries, including 33 in Africa, nine in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance for food.
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 3, November 2024
08/11/2024
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking global analysis of cereal production, market trends and food security conditions, with a particular attention on low-income food-deficit countries. FAO assesses that 45 countries, including 33 in Africa, nine in Asia, two in Latin America and the Caribbean, and one in Europe, are in need of external assistance for food.
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 2, July 2024
16/09/2024
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking analysis of the food situation across the globe, focusing on the cereal production outlook, market situation and food security conditions, with a particular attention on low-income food-deficit countries.
Crop Prospects and Food Situation - Triannual Global Report, No. 1, March 2024
20/03/2024
The triannual Crop Prospects and Food Situation report provides a forward-looking analysis of the food situation across the globe, focusing on the cereal production outlook, market situation and food security conditions, with a particular attention on low-income food-deficit countries.
Crop Prospects and Food Situation
01/03/2024
This report is published three times a year (four times before 2023) and provides a forward-looking analysis of the food situation by geographic region, focusing on the cereal production outlook, market situation and food security conditions, with a particular attention on Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries (LIFDCs).