FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.2 - April 1999 p. 3

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Table A.2 a) - WORLD IMPORTS OF CEREALS

 
Wheat (July/June) 1/
  Coarse Grains (July/June)
1996/97
1997/98
estim.
1998/99
f'cast
1996/97
1997/98
estim.
1998/99
f'cast
( . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . )
ASIA
49.2
45.8
43.3
56.1
54.1
53.2
Bangladesh
1.1
0.8
2.4
-
-
-
China 2/
5.2
3.1
3.0
8.4
6.8
8.1
China, Hong Kong SAR
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.1
-
-
India
1.8
2.3
0.9
0.2
0.2
0.2
Indonesia
4.2
4.0
2.8
0.9
1.3
0.2
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
7.0
4.0
3.5
2.2
1.7
1.5
Japan
6.3
6.0
6.3
20.3
21.0
20.7
Korea, Rep. of
3.9
3.9
4.4
9.1
8.1
7.3
Malaysia
1.3
1.1
1.2
2.4
2.3
2.2
Pakistan
3.0
4.3
2.4
-
-
-
Philippines
2.0
2.0
2.0
0.6
0.4
0.5
Saudi Arabia
-
-
-
5.8
6.0
6.2
Singapore
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
Sri Lanka
0.9
0.9
1.0
-
-
0.1
Syria
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
Thailand
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.2
0.3
0.1
Yemen
2.2
2.5
2.6
0.2
0.2
0.2
AFRICA
20.7
23.4
22.0
9.2
10.4
11.8
North Africa
14.0
16.5
15.6
5.9
5.9
6.8
Algeria
3.3
4.5
4.3
0.9
1.3
1.1
Egypt
6.9
7.1
7.2
3.1
2.9
3.0
Morocco
1.6
2.4
1.8
0.7
0.6
1.4
Tunisia
0.8
1.2
0.9
0.5
0.5
0.6
Sub-Saharan Africa 3/
6.7
6.8
6.3
3.3
4.4
5.0
Cote d'Ivoire
0.2
0.3
0.3
-
-
-
Ethiopia
0.2
0.6
-
-
0.2
-
Kenya
0.6
0.5
0.3
1.1
1.1
0.4
Madagascar
0.1
0.1
0.1
-
-
-
Senegal
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
Sudan
0.7
0.5
0.5
-
-
-
CENTRAL AMERICA
4.3
5.1
5.5
8.7
10.0
10.5
Mexico
1.9
2.1
2.3
6.3
7.0
7.4
SOUTH AMERICA
11.2
10.6
11.2
5.3
5.8
6.7
Brazil
6.5
5.7
6.0
0.7
1.0
1.6
Colombia
0.9
1.0
1.1
1.6
1.7
1.6
Peru
1.2
1.3
1.2
0.7
1.0
1.1
Venezuela
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2
NORTH AMERICA
2.6
2.6
2.7
3.3
4.0
3.2
EUROPE
7.0
5.3
4.7
6.7
4.7
4.5
EC 4/
2.1
3.1
2.5
2.8
2.5
2.6
CIS 5/
2.8
2.7
3.5
0.3
0.3
0.7
OCEANIA
0.5
0.4
0.4
-
0.1
0.1
WORLD
98.3
96.0
93.3
89.6
89.4
90.7
Developing countries
77.5
77.5
73.9
57.0
57.6
59.0
Developed countries
20.8
18.5
19.4
32.6
31.9
31.6

SOURCE: FAO
Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Including wheat flour in wheat grain equivalent, but excluding semolina.
2/ Including Taiwan Province.
3/ Including the Republic of South Africa.
4/ Excluding trade between the fifteen EC member countries.
5/ Commonwealth of Independent States; excluding intratrade.

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