FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages 11/98 - SENEGAL (25 November)
On the basis of the national production survey, a joint FAO/CILSS Crop Assessment in late October estimated 1998 rainfed crop production at 976 400 tonnes which is 24 percent above the 1997 reduced harvest but is still 3 percent below the average of the last five years. With recession and off- season crops whose prospects are better than last year, the total cereal production is slightly over 1 million tonnes.
Following the reduced 1997 cereal harvest, the Government distributed more than 40 000 tonnes of cereals in the affected areas. The overall food supply situation is expected to improve following this better harvest but vulnerable people, notably in the centre and the north, may require food assistance. Overall food supply is adequate and prices of rice are stable, while prices of coarse grains decreased significantly following the harvest.
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