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Area:
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784 000 sq.km
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Climate:
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Tropical wet-dry; coast is semi-arid
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Population:
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17.24 million (2000 estimate); G.N.P. per caput: US$230 (1999)
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Specific characteristics of the country:
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Low-income food-deficit country; exposed to tropical storms and cyclones
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Logistics:
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Dilapidated rail and road transport fleet; lack of fuel and spares; poor roads; substantial
Deliveries by coastal vessels
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Major foodcrops:
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Roots, tubers, maize
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Marketing year:
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April/March; Lean season: February-April
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Share of cereals in total calorie intake:
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53 percent
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Harvesting of the 2001 cereal crops is complete. An estimate of production is still not available. However, preliminary indications point to a maize output around or slightly above last year's good crop of 1 million tonnes. This reflects an increase of 10 percent in the area planted and generally favourable rains in the main growing areas, despite localized floods.
Torrential rains in January and February, as well as high levels of the Zambezi River, resulted in severe floods in central provinces of Zambesia, Sofala, Manica and Tete. About 77 000 hectares of foodcrops were lost to the floods. Outside the flooded areas, the excessive rains are likely to have resulted in yield reductions. In main growing northern provinces, abundant and well distributed rains favoured cereal crop development and a good output is expected. By contrast, in southern provinces of Maputo, Gaza and Inhambane, a prolonged mid-season dry spell in January severely reduced yields of maize and bean crops. In these provinces, which were the worst affected by floods last year, food production is anticipated to be poor for the second consecutive year.
Overall, a satisfactory 2001 cereal production is expected. Cassava production is also anticipated to be good. Reflecting the arrival of the new harvest onto the markets, maize prices have declined in the main markets, and are below their level of a year ago.
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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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Previous five years average production
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-
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170
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1 407
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1 577
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Previous five years average imports
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174
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72
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40
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286
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2001/02 Domestic Availability
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-
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118
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1 406
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1 524
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2001 Production (rice in paddy terms)
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-
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165
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1 406
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1 571
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2001 Production (rice in milled terms)
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-
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110
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1 406
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1 516
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Possible stock drawdown
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-
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8
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-
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8
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2001/02 Utilization
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227
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258
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1 511
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1 996
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Food use
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212
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242
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1 142
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1 596
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of which: local purchase requirement
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Non-food use
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10
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16
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264
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290
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Exports or re-exports
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-
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-
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100
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100
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Possible stock build up
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5
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-
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5
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10
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2001/02 Import Requirement
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227
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140
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105
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472
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Anticipated commercial imports
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95
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130
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75
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300
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Food aid needs
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132
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10
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30
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172
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Current Aid Position
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Food aid pledges
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133
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-
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-
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133
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of which: delivered
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Donor-financed purchases
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-
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-
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-
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-
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of which: for local use
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-
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-
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-
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-
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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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12
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14
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65
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90
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Indexes
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2001 Production as % of average:
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100
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2001/02 Import requirement as % of average:
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165
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