Unfavourable prospects for current crops | Food supply shortfall in current marketing year requiring exceptional assistance | Unfavourable crop prospects and food supply shortfall |
EUROPE: In CIS countries, the crisis in Chechnya continues and large numbers of displaced people/refugees need emergency assistance. Elsewhere, the outlook for winter grains is satisfactory in the Russian Federation but mixed in other countries. Grain supplies remain tight in the Russian Federation and Tajikistan, while large-scale international aid continues in the Balkans. In the Kosovo Province, around 1 million people receive food assistance. |