Country | Harvest date | Main contributory factors |
Chile | Dec./Feb. | Adverse weather |
Cuba | Aug./Dec. | Reduced plantings, shortages of inputs, adverse weather |
Haiti* | June/Sept. | Reduced plantings, shortage of inputs, adverse weather |
Iraq* | May/June | Low rainfall, shortage of inputs |
Sierra Leone* | Nov./Dec. | Civil disturbances |
Sri Lanka* | Aug./Sept. | Low irrigation reserves for second Yala crop |
Tanzania | July/Aug. | Low rainfall |
Turkmenistan | June/Aug. | Inadequate inputs and incentives |
NOTES:
(i) New countries included in this report compared to
last month's report, are underlined.
(ii) Countries with unfavourable prospects for current
crop and/or uncovered shortfalls are marked in bold.
(iii) Countries affected or threatened by successive
bad crops or food shortages are marked with an asterisk (*).
DEFINITIONS:
"Unfavourable Prospects for Current Crops": Refer to prospects of a shortfall in production of current crops as a result of a reduction of the area planted and/or adverse weather conditions, plant pests, diseases and other calamities which indicate a need for close monitoring of the crops for the remainder of the growing season.
"Distribution of Local and/or Exportable Surpluses Requiring External Assistance": Refers to a situation of an exceptional surplus existing in a particular area of a country which needs to be transported to deficit areas in the same country or the neighbouring countries for which purpose external assistance is required.