FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages No.5, November 1999 - Page 7

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ESTIMATED CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 1/
b) 1999/2000 estimates for LIFD countries which have entered the 1999/2000 marketing year (in thousand tonnes)

COUNTRY Marketing year 1998/99 or 1999 1999/2000
Actual imports Total import require-ments (excluding re-exports)   Import position
Commercial purchases Food aid Total commercial and aid Total commercial
and aid
Food aid
allocated
committed or
shipped
Commercial
purchases
AFRICA   18 857.8 1 101.0 19 958.8 21 239.0 4 421.9 328.7 4 093.2
Northern Africa   14 196.7 22.9 14 219.6 15 215.0 3 871.2 0.0 3 871.2
Egypt July/June 10 587.0 13.0 10 600.0 10 800.0 2 779.5 0.0 2 779.5
Morocco July/June 3 609.7 9.9 3 619.6 4 415.0 1 091.7 0.0 1 091.7
Eastern Africa   1 693.8 435.2 2 129.0 2 410.0 83.3 32.5 50.8
Kenya Oct./Sept. 694.2 95.8 790.0 1 000.0 13.3 13.3 0.0
Somalia Aug./July 223.0 51.9 274.9 310.0 8.4 8.4 0.0
Sudan Nov./Oct. 397.6 216.5 614.1 400.0 2.9 2.9 0.0
Tanzania June/May 379.0 71.0 450.0 600.0 58.7 7.9 50.8
Southern Africa   1 352.6 412.6 1 765.2 1 524.0 429.1 257.9 171.2
Angola April/March 383.5 140.0 523.5 505.0 83.5 57.5 26.0
Lesotho April/March 149.4 8.4 157.8 200.0 51.1 2.1 49.0
Madagascar April/March 115.7 18.5 134.2 150.0 10.7 7.3 3.4
Malawi April/March 166.0 34.1 200.1 52.0 28.2 28.1 0.1
Mozambique April/March 106.0 173.4 279.4 175.0 249.7 161.7 88.0
Swaziland May/April 75.0 0.0 75.0 72.0 4.7 0.0 4.7
Zambia May/April 357.0 38.2 395.2 370.0 1.2 1.2 0.0
Western Africa 1 614.7 230.3 1 845.0 2 090.0 38.3 38.3 0.0
Sahelian countries 1 614.7 230.3 1 845.0 2 090.0 38.3 38.3 0.0
Burkina faso Nov./Oct. 71.7 69.6 141.3 150.0 3.6 3.6 0.0
Cape Verde Nov./Oct. 30.2 60.1 90.3 100.0 22.3 22.3 0.0
Chad Nov./Oct. 64.0 17.5 81.5 80.0 1.5 1.5 0.0
Gambia Nov./Oct. 123.3 11.4 134.7 130.0 0.7 0.7 0.0
Buinea Bissau Nov./Oct. 54.5 11.0 65.5 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mali Nov./Oct. 116.3 0.0 116.3 100.0 2.7 2.7 0.0
Mauritania Nov./Oct. 212.5 27.7 240.2 280.0 3.0 3.0 0.0
Niger Nov./Oct. 306.8 19.6 326.4 350.0 4.5 4.5 0.0
Senegal Nov./Oct. 635.4 13.4 648.8 800.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ASIA   30 669.3 3 725.2 34 394.5 32 821.0 9 889.2 2 504.8 7 384.4
Afghanistan July/June 669.5 73.8 7433 1 127.0 59.6 59.6 0.0
Armenia July/June 352.0 15.0 367.0 392.0 128.0 73.0 55.0
Azerbaijan July/June 573.0 21.0 594.0 695.0 61.3 48.0 13.3
Bangladesh July/June 2 533.2 1 566.8 4 100.0 2 500.0 1 177.4 602.4 575.0
Bhutan July/June 20.0 0.0 20.0 22.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
China 3/ July/June 8 540.2 259.8 8 800.0 9 900.0 2 121.6 99.9 2 021.7
Georgia July/June 508.0 97.0 605.0 505.0 79.6 77.7 1.9
India April/March 1 427.4 247.9 1 675.3 1 200.0 410.5 190.2 220.3
Indonesia April/March 6 183.9 716.1 6 900.0 6 000.0 3 581.6 670.8 2 910.8
Korea D.P.R. Nov./Oct. 1 280.2 575.8 1 856.0 1 293.0 30.3 30.3 0.0
Kyrgyz Republic July/June 115.0 5.0 120.0 126.0 107.5 107.5 0.0
Mongolia Oct./Sept. 147.7 45.3 193.0 203.0 15.0 15.0 0.0
Nepal July/June 50.3 24.7 75.0 79.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pakistan 4/ May/April 2 906.4 15.0 2 921.4 3 200.0 605.5 335.1 270.4
Philippines July/June 3 687.0 2.5 3 689.5 3 600.0 1 013.7 50.0 963.7
Syria July/June 732.5 17.5 750.0 1 175.0 372.6 20.4 352.2
Tajikistan July/June 354.0 42.0 396.0 453.0 125.3 125.2 0.1
Turkmenistan July/June 75.0 0.0 75.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Uzbekistan July/June 514.0 0.0 514.0 350.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
CENTRAL AMERICA   3 417.3 324.0 3 741.3 3 635.0 727.1 227.0 500.1
Cuba July/June 1 449.9 10.9 1 460.8 1 467.0 226.2 4.4 221.8
Guatemala July/June 952.3 33.7 986.0 960.0 157.3 36.7 120.6
Haiti July/June 373.0 122.7 495.7 525.0 63.2 29.7 33.5
Honduras July/June 487.4 45.3 532.7 525.0 138.3 57.7 80.6
Nicaragua July/June 154.7 111.4 266.1 158.0 142.1 98.5 43.6
SOUTH AMERICA   209.0 155.5 364.5 271.0 16.9 16.9 0.0
Bolivia July/June 209.0 155.5 364.5 271.0 16.9 16.9 0.0
EUROPE   636.7 127.7 764.4 786.0 11.4 7.2 4.2
Albania July/June 362.1 25.9 388.0 431.0 10.2 6.0 4.2
Bosnia&Herzegovina July/June 199.6 91.8 291.4 290.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macedonia, FYR July/June 75.0 10.0 85.0 65.0 1.2 1.2 0.0
TOTAL   53 790.1 5 433.4 59 223.5 58 752.0 15 066.5 3 084.6 11 981.9

SOURCE: FAO for footnotes, please see previous page.

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