FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.2 - April 1999 p. 4

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Table A.2 b) - WORLD IMPORTS OF CEREALS

     
Rice (milled)
  Total Cereals 1/
1997
1998
estim.
1999
f'cast
1996/97
1997/98
estim.
1998/99
f'cast
( . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
ASIA
9.2
17.4
12.2
114.5
117.4
108.8
Bangladesh
-
2.5
1.3
1.1
3.3
3.7
China 2/
0.3
0.2
0.6
13.9
10.2
11.7
China, Hong Kong SAR
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.8
0.8
0.8
India
-
-
-
2.0
2.5
1.1
Indonesia
1.0
6.0
2.5
6.1
11.3
5.5
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
0.9
0.5
0.7
10.1
6.2
5.7
Japan
0.6
0.6
0.7
27.2
27.6
27.6
Korea, Rep. of
0.1
0.1
0.1
13.1
12.1
11.8
Malaysia
0.6
0.6
0.7
4.3
4.0
4.1
Pakistan
-
-
-
3.0
4.3
2.4
Philippines
0.9
2.2
1.2
3.5
4.6
3.7
Saudi Arabia
1.0
0.8
0.8
6.8
6.8
7.0
Singapore
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.8
0.8
0.7
Sri Lanka
0.3
0.2
0.2
1.3
1.1
1.2
Syria
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.7
0.7
0.7
Thailand
-
0.2
-
1.0
1.2
0.8
Yemen
0.2
0.2
0.2
2.6
2.8
2.9
AFRICA
4.3
4.1
4.1
34.2
37.9
37.9
North Africa
0.2
0.2
0.2
20.1
22.6
22.6
Algeria
0.1
0.1
0.1
4.2
5.9
5.5
Egypt
-
-
-
10.0
10.0
10.2
Morocco
-
-
-
2.3
3.0
3.2
Tunisia
-
-
-
1.4
1.8
1.5
Sub-Saharan Africa 3/
4.0
3.9
3.9
14.0
15.2
15.2
Cote d'Ivoire
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.8
0.8
Ethiopia
-
-
-
0.2
0.8
-
Kenya
0.1
0.1
0.1
1.7
1.7
0.8
Madagascar
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
Senegal
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.8
0.8
Sudan
-
-
-
0.7
0.5
0.5
CENTRAL AMERICA
1.3
1.4
1.4
14.3
16.5
17.5
Mexico
0.3
0.3
0.3
8.5
9.4
10.0
SOUTH AMERICA
1.3
2.2
1.5
17.8
18.6
19.4
Brazil
0.8
1.5
1.0
8.0
8.2
8.6
Colombia
0.2
0.2
0.2
2.7
2.9
2.9
Peru
0.2
0.2
0.2
2.2
2.5
2.4
Venezuela
-
-
-
2.4
2.4
2.4
NORTH AMERICA
0.6
0.6
0.6
6.5
7.2
6.4
EUROPE
1.2
1.1
1.1
14.9
11.1
10.4
EC 4/
0.7
0.7
0.7
5.5
6.3
5.7
CIS 5/
0.5
0.3
0.3
3.6
3.4
4.5
OCEANIA
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.9
0.9
0.8
WORLD
18.7
27.5
21.6
206.7
212.9
205.6
Developing countries
15.2
24.2
18.2
149.8
159.2
151.2
Developed countries
3.5
3.3
3.4
56.9
53.6
54.4

SOURCE: FAO Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Trade in rice refers to the calendar year of the second year shown.
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.
6/ Highly tentative.

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