Country | Harvest date | Main contributory factors |
Argentina | Mar./June | Excessive rains |
China | May/June | Drought at planting |
Iraq* | May/June | Shortage of inputs |
- Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Senegal
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1/ Both here and in the text, countries with unfavourable prospects for current crop and/or uncovered shortfalls are marked in bold and those affected or threatened by successive poor crops or food shortages are marked with an asterisk (*). Definitions can be found on the Contents page.
Note: The maps on the front cover indicate countries with unfavourable crop prospects and/or those facing exceptional food emergencies.