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Crop Monitor for Early Warning | No. 76 - October 2022

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Overview:

In East Africa, harvesting of main season cereals is underway in the north, and conditions are mixed due to persistent dryness in parts of South Sudan and Ethiopia as well as flooding in some areas. Throughout the south of the subregion, land preparation is underway for secondary cereals. Persistent dry conditions are forecast through the OND 2022 rainfall season, which would result in an unprecedented fifth consecutive season of below-average rainfall for many of these areas with severe implications for food security (See Seasonal Forecast Alert Pg. 5). In West Africa, harvesting activities are nearing completion in the south and are just beginning along the Sahel, and overall conditions are favourable except in conflict-affected areas as well as localized areas impacted by rainfall deficits and flooding. In the Middle East and North Africa, land preparation is underway for wheat crops, and planting will begin in October. In Southern Africa, harvesting of wheat crops is underway while land preparation and planting of main season cereals is just beginning, and conditions are favourable except in southern South Africa. In Central and South Asia, harvesting of spring wheat is nearing completion with below-average yields expected in most areas of Afghanistan and concern in northeastern Kazakhstan. In Pakistan, Kharif season crops are likely to be impacted by unprecedented monsoon rains and flooding (See Pakistan Special Alert Pg. 13). In Southeast Asia, conditions remain favourable for wet-season rice in the north and dry-season rice in Indonesia with sufficient rainfall received. In Sri Lanka, a severe economic crisis is expected to result in significant Yala season yield declines. In Central America and the Caribbean, harvesting of Primera season cereals is nearing completion while planting of Segunda/Prostrera season cereals is just beginning, and conditions are favourable except in western Cuba and parts of Haiti.