Foodcrops and Shortages Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture

No.2, June 2005

• HIGHLIGHTS BY CONTINENT
  
  AfricaAsiaLatin America and the CaribbeanEuropeNorth AmericaOceaniaWorld

• COUNTRIES FACING FOOD EMERGENCIES (total: 34 countries)
• AFRICA (23 countries)
• ASIA/NEAR EAST (8 countries)
• LATIN AMERICA (2 countries)
• EUROPE (1 country)
• COUNTRIES WITH UNFAVOURABLE PROSPECTS FOR CURRENT CROPS
• PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF LOCALIZED OR EXPORTABLE SURPLUSES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE

• CROP AND FOOD SUPPLY SITUATION
• OVERVIEW

• SITUATION BY COUNTRY:�Select one country or geographical zone in the list below and click on Go !

Northern AfricaWestern AfricaCentral AfricaEastern AfricaSouthern Africa
Near EastAsiaCentral AmericaSouth AmericaEuropeNorth AmericaOceania

• ESTIMATED CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES
  • a) 2004/05 or 2005 estimates

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NOTE: This report is prepared on the responsibility of the FAO Secretariat with information from official and unofficial sources. Since conditions can change rapidly and information may not always represent the current crop or food supply situation as of present date, further enquiries should be made before any action is taken. None of the reports should be regarded in any way as statements of governmental views.

Enquiries may be directed to Henri Josserand, Chief, Global Information and Early Warning Service, Commodities and Trade Division, (ESC), FAO, Rome (Telex: 610181 FAO I, Direct Facsimile: 39-06-5705-4495, E-mail: [email protected]).

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this bulletin do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.