# GIEWS Country Brief: Sudan 23-October-2017 - Sudan | ReliefWeb

> FAO's GIEWS brief on Sudan reports above-average rains from August to October lifted 2017 cereal prospects after earlier dry spells. Floods affected about 100,000 people across several states. Cereal prices rose recently due to seasonal factors and flood-related market disruptions.

- Date: 2017-10-23 · published 2017-10-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Sudan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68527-giews-country-brief-sudan-23-october-2017-sudan-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Improved sorghum and millet output in Sudan is a small supply offset, but its effect on world sorghum prices is limited given the country's modest export role.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: neutral

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/sudan/giews-country-brief-sudan-23-october-2017

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