# Global harvests strong but hunger persists amid chronic conflict zones

> FAO's Crop Prospects and Food Situation report says global food supply conditions are robust, but access to food has fallen sharply in conflict zones. It notes that 37 countries need external food assistance and that famine has been declared in South Sudan.

- Date: 2017-02-03 · published 2017-02-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72418-global-harvests-strong-but-hunger-persists-amid-chronic-conflict-zones
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

Robust global harvests keep grain supply ample and cap price rallies, while humanitarian needs in conflict zones affect food-aid import demand but not the overall balance much.

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-11-20 | [IGC: Bumper harvests boost global grain stocks \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10499-igc-bumper-harvests-boost-global-grain-stocks-world-grain.md) | +0.1% | +1.7% |
| CORN | 2026-04-15 | [Strong soybean crop performance raises grain harvest projection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13441-strong-soybean-crop-performance-raises-grain-harvest-projection.md) | +2.1% | +5.7% |
| CORN | 2026-02-03 | [Global agricultural markets in 2026: stabilizing prices, persisting risks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20520-global-agricultural-markets-in-2026-stabilizing-prices-persisting-risks.md) | +0.6% | +1.8% |
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| CORN | 2023-11-08 | [Mosaic sees strong global fertilizer demand, restrained supply in 2024 \| Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33091-mosaic-sees-strong-global-fertilizer-demand-restrained-supply-in-2024-agri.md) | +0.4% | -0.5% |
| SOY | 2025-11-20 | [IGC: Bumper harvests boost global grain stocks \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10499-igc-bumper-harvests-boost-global-grain-stocks-world-grain.md) | -0.4% | -7.4% |
| SOY | 2023-04-26 | [USDA forecasts strong global soyabean trade but lower meal and oil…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36486-usda-forecasts-strong-global-soyabean-trade-but-lower-meal-and-oil.md) | -0.4% | -8.5% |
| SOY | 2024-11-21 | [IGC Cuts Global Wheat Crop Outlook Amid EU Harvest Woes \| Global Banking & Finance Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27358-igc-cuts-global-wheat-crop-outlook-amid-eu-harvest-woes-global-banking-and.md) | -0.2% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- fao.org: https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/Global-harvests-strong-but-hunger-persists-amid-chronic-conflict-zones/en

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