Overview:In East Africa, harvesting of main season cereals finalized in August and favourable yields resulted except in areas affected by flooding, desert locusts, COVID-19 restrictions, and socioeconomic factors. In the Middle East and North Africa, winter cereal harvest completed last month while in Egypt, harvest will begin in September for summer-planted crops and conditions are favourable. In Southern Africa, conditions are favourable for the development of winter wheat with some concern in South Africa. In Central America and the Caribbean, harvesting of Primera season crops will finalize in September, and planting of Segunda season crops started in August in some areas. Overall conditions are favourable except in parts of Haiti due to dry conditions throughout the season and recent flooding.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 03, 2020 16:41 UTC