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ESTIMATED 1996/97 OR 1997 CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 1/(thousand tons) a) Estimates for 1996/97 or 1997

COUNTRY Marketing year

1995/96 or 1996

1996/97 or 1997



Actual imports

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
20 872.9

2 535.0

23 407.9

20 762.0

20 322.6

2 111.3

18 211.3

Northern Africa
12 222.2

205.9

12 428.1

11 320.0

12 137.4

168.9

11 968.5

Egypt July/June

8 474.6

204.4

8 679.0

9 800.0

9 800.0

167.1

9 632.9

Morocco July/June

3 747.6

1.5

3 749.1

1 520.0

2 337.4

1.8

2 335.6

Eastern Africa
1 533.2

913.3

2 446.5

2 470.0

2 413.5

816.7

1 596.8

Burundi Jan./Dec.

53.0

2.6

55.6

20.0

7.0

7.0

0.0

Comoros Jan./Dec.

43.4

0.6

44.0

44.0

6.7

4.3

2.4

Djibouti Jan./Dec.

45.1

12.1

57.2

80.0

21.8

19.2

2.6

Eritrea Jan./Dec.

110.0

61.5

171.5

289.0

65.2

65.2

0.0

Ethiopia 2/ Jan./Dec.

0.0

377.4

377.4

-

349.9

349.9

0.0

Kenya Oct./Sept.

673.6

36.1

709.7

1 200.0

961.7

90.1

871.6

Rwanda Jan./Dec.

8.4

348.7

357.1

61.0

217.2

215.7

1.5

Somalia Sept./Aug.

153.0

12.3

165.3

256.0

256.0

9.6

246.4

Sudan Nov./Oct.

399.2

39.7

438.9

385.0

394.8

49.4

345.4

Tanzania June/May

47.5

22.3

69.8

135.0

133.2

6.3

126.9

Southern Africa
1 375.2

872.3

2 247.5

1 275.0

1 238.0

416.1

821.9

Angola April/March

255.0

227.8

482.8

442.0

361.9

198.1

163.8

Lesotho April/March

220.4

29.6

250.0

144.0

127.2

33.8

93.4

Madagascar April/March

123.4

27.6

151.0

141.0

141.5

18.6

122.9

Malawi April/March

7.9

221.8

229.7

95.0

88.6

37.6

51.0

Mozambique April/March

132.8

301.8

434.6

300.0

171.7

118.1

53.6

Swaziland May/April

71.3

6.0

77.3

38.0

57.9

6.0

51.9

Zambia May/April

254.1

57.7

311.8

50.0

66.7

3.9

62.8

Zimbabwe April/March

310.3

0.0

310.3

65.0

222.5

0.0

222.5

Western africa
5 071.0

515.8

5 586.8

5 014.0

4 015.2

679.7

3 335.5

Coastal countries 3 255.5

369.2

3 624.7

3 215.0

1 955.1

478.4

1 476.7

Benin Jan./Dec.

117.5

8.7

126.2

115.0

50.3

24.6

25.7

Cote d'Ivoire Jan./Dec.

539.6

47.4

587.0

505.0

92.7

58.9

33.8

Ghana Jan./Dec.

324.7

39.9

364.6

387.0

236.7

76.3

160.4

Guinea Jan./Dec.

345.7

9.0

354.7

375.0

31.3

6.3

25.0

Liberia Jan./Dec.

34.0

143.0

177.0

235.0

207.3

189.2

18.1

Nigeria Jan./Dec.

1 614.5

0.0

1 614.5

1 250.0

1 119.1

1.4

1 117.7

Sierra Leone Jan./Dec.

142.7

117.0

259.7

260.0

140.9

115.1

25.8

Togo Jan./Dec.

136.8

4.2

141.0

88.0

76.8

6.6

70.2

Sahelian countries
1 815.5

146.6

1 962.1

1 799.0

2 060.1

201.3

1 858.8

Burkina Faso Nov./Oct.

127.2

25.8

153.0

123.0

120.3

22.1

98.2

Cape Verde Nov./Oct.

26.4

46.2

72.6

90.0

102.2

51.5

50.7

Chad Nov./Oct.

64.6

15.4

80.0

116.0

84.6

21.6

63.0

Gambia Nov./Oct.

94.4

3.7

98.1

110.0

105.0

7.9

97.1

Guinea Bissau Nov./Oct.

53.7

6.1

59.8

60.0

81.3

4.2

77.1

Mali Nov./Oct.

109.7

5.4

115.1

100.0

166.5

24.5

142.0

Mauritania Nov./Oct.

214.2

27.3

241.5

300.0

389.4

32.5

356.9

Niger Nov./Oct.

310.0

5.5

315.5

250.0

276.0

26.0

250.0

Senegal Nov./Oct.

815.3

11.2

826.5

650.0

734.8

11.0

723.8

Central Africa
671.3

27.7

699.0

683.0

518.5

29.9

488.6

Cameroon July/June

250.9

4.1

255.0

260.0

260.0

1.2

258.8

Cent.Afr.Rep. Jan./Dec.

34.0

0.0

34.0

39.0

0.9

0.9

0.0

Congo July/June

113.7

9.3

123.0

123.0

123.0

13.4

109.6

Congo, Dem R Jan./Dec.

249.8

10.2

260.0

240.0

130.6

10.4

120.2

Eq. Guinea Jan./Dec.

16.5

0.5

17.0

10.0

0.8

0.8

0.0

Sao Tome Jan./Dec.

6.4

3.6

10.0

11.0

3.2

3.2

0.0

ASIA
45 718.0

2 253.7

47 971.7

35 124.0

33 183.0

1 946.0

31 237.0

Afghanistan July/June

1 083.3

186.7

1 270.0

710.0

710.0

106.8

603.2

Bangladesh July/June

1 706.8

743.2

2 450.0

1 250.0

1 250.0

618.2

631.8

Bhutan July/June

0.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

25.0

0.0

25.0

Cambodia Jan./Dec.

22.0

32.2

54.2

68.0

80.4

54.6

25.8

China 3/ July/June

26 686.2

213.8

26 900.0

13 300.0

13 300.0

106.1

13 193.9

India April/March

0.1

248.0

248.1

1 978.0

1 886.4

225.7

1 660.7

Indonesia April/March

6 346.1

17.5

6 363.6

6 140.0

6 136.3

0.0

6 136.3

Korea D.P.R. 5/ Nov./Oct.

25.0

585.0

610.0

870.0

870.0

561.4

308.6

Laos Jan./Dec.

8.6

16.9

25.5

70.0

48.0

47.7

0.3

Maldives Jan./Dec.

31.5

3.5

35.0

35.0

3.6

2.7

0.9

Mongolia Oct./Sept.

264.7

5.3

270.0

238.0

238.0

5.0

233.0

Nepal July/June

76.1

30.9

107.0

5.0

12.2

4.0

8.2

Pakistan 4/ May/April

2 083.1

15.0

2 098.1

2 900.0

2 878.5

7.6

2 870.9

Philippines July/June

3 712.7

18.4

3 731.1

3 495.0

3 495.0

39.9

3 455.1

Sri Lanka Jan./Dec.

1 154.2

64.9

1 219.1

1 440.0

811.2

83.0

728.2

Syria July/June

584.9

10.1

595.0

580.0

661.5

8.4

653.1

Yemen Jan./Dec.

1 932.7

37.3

1 970.0

2 020.0

776.9

74.9

702.0

CENTRAL AMERICA 3 516.6

243.1

3 759.7

4 333.0

4 263.6

223.2

4 040.4

Cuba 5/ July/June

1 306.8

28.2

1 335.0

1 450.0

1 450.0

6.5

1 443.5

Dominican Rep. Jan./Dec.

937.3

0.7

938.0

983.0

913.6

3.0

910.6

Guatemala July/June

537.8

28.2

566.0

767.0

767.0

39.8

727.2

Haiti July/June

336.1

92.0

428.1

505.0

505.0

108.7

396.3

Honduras July/June

215.3

51.3

266.6

401.0

401.0

32.1

368.9

Nicaragua July/June

183.3

42.7

226.0

227.0

227.0

33.1

193.9

SOUTH AMERICA
762.1

108.7

870.8

977.0

907.9

140.6

767.3

Bolivia July/June

142.7

89.4

232.1

331.0

332.8

124.6

208.2

Ecuador Jan./Dec.

596.8

1.9

598.7

606.0

535.1

10.6

524.5

Suriname July/June

22.6

17.4

40.0

40.0

40.0

5.4

34.6

OCEANIA
359.0

0.4

359.4

308.0

98.2

0.0

98.2

Kiribati Jan./Dec.

8.8

0.0

8.8

7.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Papua New Guinea Jan./Dec.

287.4

0.4

287.8

253.0

89.4

0.0

89.4

Samoa Jan./Dec.

17.0

0.0

17.0

15.0

8.8

0.0

8.8

Solomon Isl. Jan./Dec.

31.0

0.0

31.0

22.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Tokelau 5/ Jan./Dec.

0.0

0.0

0.0

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Tuvalu Jan./Dec.

1.3

0.0

1.3

1.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Vanuatu Jan./Dec.

13.5

0.0

13.5

9.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

EUROPE / CIS 6/
3 505.0

1 488.9

4 993.9

4 494.0

4 496.0

573.3

3 922.7

Armenia July/June

56.0

260.0

316.0

330.0

355.0

105.0

250.0

Albania July/June

330.0

22.9

352.9

445.0

445.0

11.3

433.7

Azerbaijan July/June

403.0

175.0

578.0

535.0

485.0

30.0

455.0

Bosnia&Herzegovina 5/ July/June

15.0

220.0

235.0

230.0

230.0

215.0

15.0

Georgia July/June

193.0

391.0

584.0

503.0

505.0

96.0

409.0

Macedonia , FYR July/June

240.0

0.0

240.0

240.0

240.0

0.0

240.0

Kyrgyz Republic July/June

94.0

154.0

248.0

36.0

127.0

19.0

108.0

Tajikistan July/June

265.0

160.0

425.0

270.0

258.0

97.0

161.0

Turkmenistan July/June

282.0

106.0

388.0

515.0

531.0

0.0

531.0

Uzbekistan July/June

1 627.0

0.0

1 627.0

1 390.0

1 320.0

0.0

1 320.0

TOTAL
74 733.6

6 629.8

81 363.4

65 998.0

63 271.3

4 994.4

58 276.9


SOURCE: FAO
1/ Includes food deficit countries with per caput income below the level used by the World Bank to determine eligibility for IDA assistance (i.e. U.S.$ 1465 in 1995),
which is in accordance with the guidelines and criteria agreed to by the CFA should be given priority in the allocation of food aid. The status of Iran still to be determined.
2/ Includes refugee needs. 3/ Includes import requirements of Taiwan Province. 4/ Excludes Afghan refugee requirements. 5/ Classified as LIFD countries as of January 1996.
6/ Data for CIS members includes intratrade between the Republics. 7/ Provisional estimate.

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