2016 cereal deficit about 53 percent higher than in 2015; food prices soaring as markets collapse. JUBA – Civil strife and unfavourable rains have further reduced crop production in South Sudan, contributing to a cereal deficit of 381,000 metric tons - 53 percent greater than in 2015 - and aggravating the already severe food shortages, two UN agencies warned today.
Rome-based agencies
South Sudan