World: Crop Monitor for Early Warning | No. 115 - May 2026

Country: World Source: GEOGLAM Crop Monitor Please refer to the attached file. Overview In East Africa , conditions are mostly favourable for Belg season cereals in Ethiopia and main season cereals across the subregion, except in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Somalia due to recent rainfall delays and deficits. In West Africa , agro-climatic conditions remain favourable for the 2026 to 2027 main season cereals, though conflict remains a concern in affected areas. In the Middle East & North Africa , winter wheat continues to develop under mostly favourable conditions following improved rains, except in parts of Libya, Iraq, and Iran. In Southern Africa , harvesting of main season cereals continues under mixed conditions, with ongoing concern regarding tropical cyclone and flooding impacts, dry conditions, and ongoing conflict in affected areas. In Central & South Asia , conditions remain favourable for winter wheat crop development and the start of spring wheat planting. In Southeast Asia , conditions are generally favourable for wet-season rice and maize in the south and dry-season rice and maize in the north, though conflict in Cambodia is expected to reduce dry-season rice production. In Central America & the Caribbean , there is concern for the start of the Primera season in Guatemala due to rainfall deficits and high temperatures. EAST AFRICA: Belg season cereals are developing favourably across Ethiopia, and conditions are mostly favourable for planting and development of main season cereals across the subregion, except in Rwanda, Burundi, parts of Uganda, and Somalia where recent rainfall delays and deficits may negatively impact crops. Forecasts indicate an elevated chance of below-normal rainfall for the June to September peri...

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