North Korea is forecast to lack 107,000 tons of grain this year amid a chronic shortage of food, a U.N. report showed Wednesday.
  

The country is estimated to need 5.49 million tons of grain, including food, feed and seeds, for the year from November 2014 to October 2015. With this it will be able to produce 5.08 million tons, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.
  

After importing about 300,000 tons of grain, North Korea is still expected to lack 107,000 tons, which is more than double the shortage of 40,000 tons from the previous year, the report said.
  

The FAO said last year's harvest showed signs of stagnation, which makes it difficult for North Korea to overcome its chronic food shortages.
  

The report was based on official North Korean data and the FAO's own assessments as the U.N. body was denied entry for a field study last year. (Yonhap)