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U.N. says N. Korea faces 836,000 ton food shortfall
By Shim Sun-ah
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Yonhap) -- Millions of North Koreans will urgently need food aid in the coming months because of expected low crop yields this year, the World Food Program (WFP) said in a report released Monday.
The report estimated the North's total agricultural production at 4.21 million tons for the 2008-2009 marketing year, leaving the impoverished country facing a cereal deficit of 836,000 tons, even with commercial imports.
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