Area:
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192 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Semi-arid in north, tropical wet-dry in south, with rains in June-October
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Population:
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9.23 million (1998 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$ 550 (1997)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; coastal sahelian country
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Logistics:
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Port capacity adequate; gateway to Mali.
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Major foodcrops:
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Millet and sorghum, rice, maize, wheat
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Marketing year:
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November/October; Lean season: August-September
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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61 percent
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Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Recession crops are generally developing satisfactorily in the Senegal river region. The final official estimate of 1998 rainfed cereal production is 1 008 000 tonnes, about 23 percent above the 1997 reduced harvest but 3 percent above the average of the last five years. With favourable prospects for recession and off-season crops, total cereal production is forecast at slightly over 1 million tonnes.
The overall food supply situation is expected to improve. Markets are well supplied. Prices of rice are generally stable. Prices of millet and sorghum were declining in early February and are much lower than in 1998. However, some localized food supply difficulties are likely for vulnerable populations affected by successive poor harvests, notably in the centre and the north. The cereal import requirement for the 1998/99 marketing year (November/October) is estimated at about 800 000 tonnes, mainly rice and wheat.
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Wheat
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Rice
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Coarse grains
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Total
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Normal Production
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-
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180
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816
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996
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Normal Imports
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190
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425
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70
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685
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of which: Structural food aid
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3
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5
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4
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12
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1998/99 Domestic Availability
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-
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126
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827
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953
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1998 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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-
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181
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827
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1 008
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1998 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
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126
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827
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953
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Possible stock drawdown
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1998/99 Utilization
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235
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631
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892
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1 758
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Food Use
|
230
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610
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746
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1 586
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of which: local purchase requirement
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-
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-
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10
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10
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Non-food use
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5
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22
|
131
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157
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Exports or Re-exports
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Possible stock build up
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-
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-
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15
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15
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1998/99 Import Requirement
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235
|
505
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65
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805
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Anticipated commercial imports
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230
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500
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60
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790
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Food aid needs
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5
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5
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5
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15
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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-
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7
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-
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7
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of which: Delivered
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-
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7
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-
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7
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Donor-financed purchases
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-
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-
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1
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1
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of which: for local use
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-
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-
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1
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1
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for export
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/Year)
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25
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66
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81
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172
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Indexes
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1998 production as % of normal:
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101
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1998/99 import requirement as % of normal:
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118
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1998/99 food aid requirement as % of normal:
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125
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