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OCEANIA:In Australia, recent widespread rains have greatly improved prospects for the winter grain crops after a prolonged dry spell during the main planting period. The recently completed rice harvest has yielded a record crop. In Papua New Guinea, two earthquakes in June damaged property and infrastructure, leaving many people homeless. In the Solomon Islands, the food situation remains tight, particularly for the internally displaced persons and the returnees. |