<br/>CONTENTS<br/>Countries in crisis requiring external assistance 2<br/>Food emergencies update 4<br/>Global cereal supply and<br/>demand brief 5<br/>National food price review 10<br/>FAO global cereal supply and<br/>demand indicators 16<br/>LIFDCs food situation overview 18<br/>Special features/boxes<br/>Policy measures taken by governments to reduce the impact<br/>of soaring prices 20<br/>Nigeria 25 Southern Sudan 28<br/>Regional reviews<br/>Africa 24<br/>Asia 30<br/>Latin America and the<br/>Caribbean 33<br/>North America, Europe<br/>and Oceania 35<br/>Statistical appendix 37<br/>Table. A1 - Global cereal supply and demand indicators....................................................38<br/>Table. A2 - World cereal stocks...........................................................................39<br/>Table. A3 - Selected international prices of wheat and coarse grains......................................40<br/>Table. A4 - Estimated cereal import requirements of Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries 2007/08 or 2008.....41<br/>Table. A5 - Estimated cereal import requirements of Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries 2008/09 ............43