# Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 4 December 2016 - World | ReliefWeb

> The FAO's Crop Prospects and Food Situation report says global cereal supply prospects are improving thanks to generally favourable growing conditions. It identifies 39 countries needing external food assistance, with conflict and drought stressing food security in 2016. Southern Africa faces a significant rise in people needing aid from January to March 2017.

- Date: 2016-12-04 · published 2016-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73405-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-4-december-2016-world-reliefweb
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Improving global cereal supply outlooks are mildly bearish for grain prices, though food-insecurity needs in Southern Africa add import demand in specific markets.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-03 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 3 September 2017 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68873-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-3-september-2017-world-reliefweb.md) | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| 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 | 2017-12-08 | [E.U. grain crop revised up for 2017-18 \| World-grain.com \| December 08, 2017 15:03 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67428-e-u-grain-crop-revised-up-for-2017-18-world-grain-com-december-08-2017-15-03.md) | -3.7% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-10 | [USDA's December Crop Reports Produced No Real Surprises; Here's Why - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43522-usda-s-december-crop-reports-produced-no-real-surprises-here-s-why-agweb.md) | -5.9% | -2.6% |
| 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% |
| CORN | 2017-09-03 | [Crop Prospects and Food Situation, No. 3 September 2017 - World \| ReliefWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68873-crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-3-september-2017-world-reliefweb.md) | +0.6% | +1.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- reliefweb.int: https://reliefweb.int/report/world/crop-prospects-and-food-situation-no-4-december-2016

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