The FAO/GIEWS Country Cereal Balance System (CCBS) is a database of annual supply and utilization balances for main cereals, covering all countries of the world. It has been maintained by FAO/GIEWS since 1980 and is updated on a continual basis. This statistical report, which is a subset of CCBS data, presents the current-year cereal supply and demand balances for all sub-Saharan African countries, highlighting cereal import and food aid requirements...

International prices of maize and wheat generally increased in October. Maize prices were underpinned by further downward revisions of the 2015 production forecasts in key exporting countries, while lingering concerns about inadequate precipitation for planting of the 2016 winter wheat crop in the Black Sea Region and in the United States of America supported wheat prices. The FAO Rice price Index remained under pressure driven by declines in Aromatic and...

La grande saison de la campagne agricole 2014/15 (octobre-juin) a été durement affectée par des tempêtes tropicales Chedza et Fundi ainsi que des inondations causées par le passage des zones de convergence intertropicale qui se sont abattues sur le pays en janvier et février 2015, précédées en début de saison (octobre-décembre 2014) par un déficit de précipitations dans la plupart des régions qui ont également une sécheresse intense à partir...

World cereal supply and demand balance in the 2015/16 marketing season is likely to remain in a generally comfortable situation. While world cereal production is expected to fall below last year’s record, supplies will be almost sufficient to meet the projected demand, requiring only a small reduction in global inventories by the end of the season. AFRICA: Aggregate 2015 cereal production is forecast to decline mostly on account of poor...

International benchmark prices of maize and wheat firmed up in September. Maize prices increased mostly in response to the downward revisions of the 2015 production forecasts, while wheat prices were supported by concerns about the impact of dry weather on planting of the 2016 winter wheat crop in key producing countries. International quotations of rice declined further mainly resulting from sluggish export demand. In the CIS, the general depreciation of...