CONTENTS
Countries in crisis requiring external assistance 2
Food emergencies update 4
Global cereal supply and
demand brief 5
National food price review 10
FAO global cereal supply and
demand indicators 16
LIFDCs food situation overview 18
Special features/boxes
Policy measures taken by governments to reduce the impact
of soaring prices 20
Nigeria 25 Southern Sudan 28
Regional reviews
Africa 24
Asia 30
Latin America and the
Caribbean 33
North America, Europe
and Oceania 35
Statistical appendix 37
Table. A1 - Global cereal supply and demand indicators....................................................38
Table. A2 - World cereal stocks...........................................................................39
Table. A3 - Selected international prices of wheat and coarse grains......................................40
Table. A4 - Estimated cereal import requirements of Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries 2007/08 or 2008.....41
Table. A5 - Estimated cereal import requirements of Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries 2008/09 ............43