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AP, Rome
A larger but still "insufficient" 2001 world cereal crop means that for the third year reserve stock supplies will be drawn down to meet global needs, a UN food agency said Thursday.
World cereal output for this year is forecast at 1.878 billion tons, a 1.3 per cent increase over last year, the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organisation said in its bimonthly report.
FAO estimated 2001 world wheat production at 577 million tons, almost 10 per cent lower than last year.
This year's global meat output is forecast at 237.5 million tons, up by 1.5 per cent from 2000 - the slowest annual gain since 1996 - the agency said.
Widespread outbreaks of diseases such as foot-and-mouth and mad-cow have resulted in "production uncertainties" in many countries, FAO said.
Over 60 million people affected by natural and manmade disasters will need continued food assistance, FAO said.
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