FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages , No.5 - November 2002 - Page 7

Previous PageTable Of Contents

ESTIMATED CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 1/
b) 2002/03 estimates (in thousand tonnes)

COUNTRY Marketing
year
    2001/02         2002/03    
   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   23 976.8 935.2 24 912.0 25 670.8 5 628.7 671.6 4 957.1
Northern Africa   16 843.0 43.0 16 886.0 16 163.0 3 922.1 7.5 3 914.6
Egypt July/June 12 238.5 34.5 12 273.0 11 700.0 3 207.2 7.5 3 199.7
Morocco July/June 4 604.5 8.5 4 613.0 4 463.0 714.9 0.0 714.9
Eastern Africa   2 833.0 371.4 3 204.4 3 450.0 192.7 115.4 77.3
Kenya Oct./Sept. 1 044.9 135.1 1 180.0 1 540.0 45.5 45.5 0.0
Somalia Aug./July 251.7 18.3 270.0 320.0 14.6 14.6 0.0
Sudan Nov./Oct. 1 168.3 101.7 1 270.0 1 320.0 38.4 38.4 0.0
Tanzania June/May 368.1 116.3 484.4 270.0 94.2 16.9 77.3
Southern Africa   1 884.1 361.0 2 245.1 3 385.0 1 404.4 439.2 965.2
Angola April/March 319.4 169.7 489.1 725.0 157.2 148.9 8.3
Lesotho April/March 178.2 2.8 181.0 338.0 94.8 38.3 56.5
Madagascar April/March 364.4 28.6 393.0 433.0 54.7 38.1 16.6
Malawi April/March 143.4 6.6 150.0 510.0 501.5 150.0 351.5
Mozambique April/March 550.3 133.7 684.0 642.0 253.9 49.6 204.3
Swaziland May/April 76.8 1.2 78.0 111.0 39.5 11.5 28.0
Zambia May/April 251.6 18.4 270.0 626.0 302.8 2.8 300.0
Western Africa   2 416.7 159.8 2 576.5 2 672.8 109.5 109.5 0.0
Sahelian Countries   2 416.7 159.8 2 576.5 2 672.8 109.5 109.5 0.0
Burkina faso Nov./Oct. 227.2 21.9 249.1 241.6 12.5 12.5 0.0
Cape Verde Nov./Oct. 37.4 36.6 74.0 108.5 37.3 37.3 0.0
Chad Nov./Oct. 84.1 3.3 87.4 98.1 7.1 7.1 0.0
Gambia Nov./Oct. 143.2 5.1 148.3 143.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Guinea Bissau Nov./Oct. 44.4 6.3 50.7 69.2 0.9 0.9 0.0
Mali Nov./Oct. 237.2 7.3 244.5 258.0 2.7 2.7 0.0
Mauritania Nov./Oct. 244.2 34.3 278.5 322.5 12.9 12.9 0.0
Niger Nov./Oct. 356.5 28.3 384.8 375.0 36.1 36.1 0.0
Senegal Nov./Oct. 1 042.5 16.7 1 059.2 1 056.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
ASIA   29 330.0 3 081.8 32 411.8 33 123.0 5 867.7 981.2 4 886.5
Afghanistan July/June 1 183.1 323.8 1 506.9 1 379.0 247.9 175.3 72.6
Armenia July/June 308.0 37.0 345.0 344.0 69.3 21.3 48.0
Azerbaijan July/June 721.0 17.0 738.0 629.0 157.8 16.0 141.8
Bangladesh July/June 1 484.1 531.6 2 015.7 1 604.0 460.6 51.8 408.8
Bhutan July/June 47.8 6.2 54.0 53.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
China 2/ July/June 9 935.8 64.2 10 000.0 10 800.0 940.4 44.0 896.4
Georgia July/June 450.0 93.0 543.0 575.0 138.3 26.1 112.2
India April/March 11.5 187.4 198.9 300.0 93.8 62.8 31.0
Indonesia April/March 6 469.0 225.0 6 694.0 8 340.0 1 942.2 161.7 1 780.5
Korea, D.P.R. Nov./Oct. 996.4 888.0 1 884.4 1 084.0 126.0 126.0 0.0
Kyrgyz Republic July/June 192.0 9.0 201.0 179.0 29.2 8.9 20.3
Mongolia Oct./Sept. 181.7 56.3 238.0 238.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Nepal July/June 66.9 8.1 75.0 70.0 50.0 0.0 50.0
Pakistan May/April 388.6 94.4 483.0 630.0 45.5 36.0 9.5
Philippines July/June 4 460.5 249.5 4 710.0 5 000.0 957.0 87.8 869.2
Syria July/June 1 442.6 13.3 1 455.9 805.0 363.3 0.7 362.6
Tajikistan July/June 439.0 203.0 642.0 656.0 90.5 23.4 67.1
Turkmenistan July/June 47.0 7.0 54.0 25.0 4.2 0.0 4.2
Uzbekistan July/June 505.0 68.0 573.0 412.0 151.7 139.4 12.3
CENTRAL AMERICA   3 906.6 289.0 4 195.6 4 214.0 889.4 257.9 631.5
Cuba July/June 1 667.9 6.0 1 673.9 1 712.0 159.4 0.0 159.4
Guatemala July/June 1 030.0 123.4 1 153.4 1 160.0 279.9 95.6 184.3
Haiti July/June 513.3 81.7 595.0 595.0 175.8 104.8 71.0
Honduras July/June 509.3 27.3 536.6 527.0 167.2 24.3 142.9
Nicaragua July/June 186.1 50.6 236.7 220.0 107.1 33.2 73.9
SOUTH AMERICA   867.5 142.8 1 010.3 959.0 212.3 114.5 97.8
Bolivia July/June 195.9 73.4 269.3 269.0 44.6 39.6 5.0
Ecuador July/June 671.6 69.4 741.0 690.0 167.7 74.9 92.8
EUROPE   721.8 148.2 870.0 862.0 122.2 74.9 47.3
Albania July/June 280.3 42.7 323.0 375.0 67.8 20.5 47.3
Bosnia&Herzegovina July/June 185.4 104.6 290.0 230.0 54.4 54.4 0.0
Macedonia, FYR July/June 256.1 0.9 257.0 257.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL   58 802.7 4 597.0 63 399.7 64 828.8 12 720.3 2 100.1 10 620.2

SOURCE: FAO
for footnotes, see previous page.


Previous PageTable Of Contents