{"version":"1","article":{"id":"south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook","slug":"south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook?lang=en","title":"FAO says 7.8 million people faced acute food insecurity in South Sudan","summary":"About 7.8 million people, or 55% of South Sudan’s population, faced acute food insecurity at IPC Phase 3 or above from April to July 2026, according to FAO’s country brief dated 7 September. Around 73,000 people were in IPC Phase 5, Catastrophe. FAO identified the most severe conditions in counties in Upper Nile and Jonglei.","category":"agriculture","region":"world","topics":["food","commodities","statistics"],"published_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T18:32:52+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-07","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"FAO Global Information and Early Warning System","url":"https://www.fao.org/giews/countrybrief/country.jsp?code=SSD","publishedAt":"2026-09-07","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/south-sudan-fao-september-2026-food-security-crop-outlook?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["FAO said the first-season maize and sorghum harvest in southern agricultural areas was completed in August, but rainfall was erratic and below average and output was estimated below average. Rain deficits in northern and central areas were expected to constrain yields, while planting of second-season crops was expected to finish in September.","The brief said sorghum prices in Juba remained at record levels from March to June. Maize prices rose 20% over that period, then fell 15% from June to August as harvest supplies arrived. These are source-reported figures for specified periods and the Juba market, not current national prices. FAO cited conflict, displacement, disrupted trade and high diesel costs among constraints on food access."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"About 7.8 million people, or 55% of South Sudan’s population, faced acute food insecurity at IPC Phase 3 or above from April to July 2026, according to FAO’s country brief dated 7 September. Around 73,000 people were in IPC Phase 5, Catastrophe. FAO identified the most severe conditions in counties in Upper Nile and Jonglei.\n\nFAO said the first-season maize and sorghum harvest in southern agricultural areas was completed in August, but rainfall was erratic and below average and output was estimated below average. Rain deficits in northern and central areas were expected to constrain yields, while planting of second-season crops was expected to finish in September.\n\nThe brief said sorghum prices in Juba remained at record levels from March to June. Maize prices rose 20% over that period, then fell 15% from June to August as harvest supplies arrived. These are source-reported figures for specified periods and the Juba market, not current national prices. FAO cited conflict, displacement, disrupted trade and high diesel costs among constraints on food access.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"}}}