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Overview: In East Africa, harvesting of main/Meher season cereals finalized in the north, and harvesting of second season cereals is mostly complete in the south. End of season conditions are mixed due to overly wet conditions, flooding, and areas impacted by conflict in the north as well as overly dry conditions in the eastern Horn and parts of the south. In West Africa, the 2024/25 main agricultural season concluded with generally favourable yield prospects despite erratic rainfall outcomes and distributions this season, except in conflict-affected areas and in northern Ghana where final yields are poor. In the Middle East & North Africa, winter wheat is developing under mixed conditions, with dry concerns in many areas and recent flooding impacts in northwestern Libya. In Southern Africa, conditions are mixed for main season cereal development due to dry and hot weather in late 2024 which exacerbated soil moisture deficits. Cyclone activity in January brought rains and some flooding to impacted areas, and forecasts indicate above-normal rains are expected through April in eastern areas. In Central & South Asia, wheat crops are developing under mostly favourable conditions except in rainfed parts of Pakistan where there are emerging drought concerns. In Southeast Asia, conditions are mostly favourable for wet-season rice harvesting in the south and dry-season rice planting in the north, except in Viet Nam where saltwater intrusion is expected to result in a shortage of agricultural water this season. In Central America & the Caribbean, harvesting of Segunda/Postrera season crops finalized in January under mostly favourable conditions, except in localized areas and for subsistence farmers in Honduras. In Haiti, flooding in late November and early December damaged bean crops.