# Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 3 September 2017 - World | ReliefWeb

> FAO's Crop Prospects and Food Situation report says robust Latin American harvests and recovering Southern African conditions are improving the global food supply outlook, with record cereal output expected in several countries. It also says 37 countries need external food assistance, and that conflict and weather shocks continue to hit food security.

- Date: 2017-09-03 · published 2017-09-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68873-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-3-september-2017-world-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of record cereal output and strong Latin American harvests point to ample grain supplies, which is mildly bearish for feed grain prices. Conflict-related demand from food-insecure countries has limited effect on world feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2016-12-04 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 4 December 2016 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73405-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-4-december-2016-world-reliefweb.md) | +4.1% | +2.4% |
| CORN | 2019-07-04 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 2, July 2019 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57998-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-2-july-2019-world-reliefweb.md) | +1.9% | -4.0% |
| CORN | 2025-07-08 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation Triannual Global Report No. 2, July 2025 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23663-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-triannual-global-report-no-2-july-2025-world.md) | -0.7% | -2.7% |
| CORN | 2017-06-09 | [FAO/GIEWS quarterly report ‘Crop Prospects and Food Situation’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70409-fao-giews-quarterly-report-crop-prospects-and-food-situation.md) | -1.0% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-11-08 | [Crop Monitor for AMIS \| No. 67 – November 2019 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55985-crop-monitor-for-amis-no-67-november-2019-world-reliefweb.md) | +0.0% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-04 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 4 December 2016 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73405-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-4-december-2016-world-reliefweb.md) | +4.0% | +3.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-08 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation Triannual Global Report No. 2, July 2025 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23663-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-triannual-global-report-no-2-july-2025-world.md) | -1.9% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-17 | [Food Security Update (July 13, 2023) - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5095-food-security-update-july-13-2023-world-reliefweb.md) | +2.4% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-3-september-2017

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