1、ASIACereal productionforecast 2017(%)-3.3No.1MARCH 2024CROP PROSPECTS andTriannual Global ReportFOOD SITUATIONGIEWS-Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and AgricultureCountries/territories in need of external assistance for food45Global cereal production 2023 over 2022Asia+1.3Africa-

2、1.9Central America and the Caribbean-3.0South America-0.2North America+10.0Europe-1.5Oceania-31.2World+1.1+1.1COUNTRIES/TERRITORIES REQUIRING EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE FOR FOODFAO assesses that 45 countries,including 33 in Africa,nine in Asia,two in Latin America and the Caribbean,and one in Europe,are in

3、 need of external assistance for food.Conflicts in Near East Asia and in West and East Africa are driving alarmingly high levels of the most severe phase of acute food insecurity,while widespread dry weather conditions are expected to aggravate acute food insecurity in Southern Africa.Global wheat p

4、roduction 2024 over 2023+1.1ISSN 2707-2223REGIONAL HIGHLIGHTSAFRICA Widespread rainfall shortages and high temperatures in North Africa and Southern Africa are anticipated to cause production declines in 2024,with crops to be harvested in the next months.A better rainfall performance in East Africa

5、supported cereal production upturns in 2023,except in the Sudan where the conflict caused a sharp reduction.In West Africa,most countries registered aboveaverage harvests owing to generally favourable weatherconditions.ASIA Large plantings and conducive weather conditions are underpinning favourable

6、 production prospects for the 2024 wheat output in Far East Asian countries.Mixed conditions prevailed in Near East Asian countries,and sustained rainfall is needed to improve the wheat production prospects in 2024,while early seasonal rainfall deficits are impairing potential yields in Central Asia