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OCEANIA: In Australia prospects for the winter cereal crops have deteriorated following prolonged hot and dry weather in the last two months. FAO now forecasts wheat output in 2000 at 20 million tonnes, well down from 1999 and below average. Elsewhere, in Fiji the overall food situation remains satisfatory but serious nutritional problems persist in parts. In the Solomon Islands a recent peace agreement will improve access to vulnerable people. |