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Zambia

GIEWS Country Brief: Zambia 15-May-2014

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FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT

  • Record maize crop forecast in 2014 Improved supply outlook in the 2014/15 marketing year (May/April) with a possible exportable surplus close to 1 million tonnes

  • Maize prices are about one-third above last year but remain relatively stable

  • Overall, food security conditions expected to improve with new food supplies from the ongoing 2014 harvest