FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.5 - November 1999 p. 3

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Table A.2 a) - WORLD IMPORTS OF CEREALS

   
Wheat (July/June) 1/
Coarse Grains (July/June)
1997/98
1998/99
estim.
1999/2000
f'cast
1997/98
1998/99
estim.
1999/2000
f'cast
( . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . )
ASIA
48.8
45.8
48.3
54.2
52.7
53.7
Bangladesh
0.8
2.3
1.4
-
-
-
China 2/
3.1
1.5
2.8
6.7
7.1
6.8
China, Hong Kong SAR
0.4
0.4
0.4
-
-
-
Georgia
0.6
0.6
0.5
-
-
-
India
2.3
1.4
1.0
0.2
0.2
0.2
Indonesia
4.0
3.3
2.8
1.3
0.1
0.2
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
4.0
3.2
5.8
1.7
1.5
2.1
Japan
6.0
6.0
6.1
21.0
20.5
20.8
Korea, Rep. of
3.9
4.6
3.9
8.0
7.6
8.3
Malaysia
1.1
1.2
1.3
2.3
2.2
2.3
Pakistan
4.3
2.9
3.4
-
-
-
Philippines
2.0
2.1
2.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
Saudi Arabia
-
-
-
6.0
6.0
6.0
Singapore
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
Sri Lanka
0.9
0.9
1.0
-
0.1
0.1
Syria
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.5
0.5
Thailand
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.3
0.1
0.1
Uzbekistan
0.9
0.5
0.4
-
-
-
Yemen
2.5
2.4
2.5
0.2
0.2
0.2
AFRICA
23.5
22.2
23.1
10.2
11.6
13.4
North Africa
17.0
15.6
16.4
5.9
7.8
8.1
Algeria
4.6
4.3
4.4
1.0
1.5
1.4
Egypt
7.1
7.0
7.0
2.9
3.6
3.8
Morocco
2.8
2.1
2.8
0.9
1.5
1.6
Tunisia
1.2
0.9
0.9
0.5
0.6
0.6
Sub-Saharan Africa 3/
6.4
6.5
6.7
4.3
3.8
5.3
Cote d'Ivoire
0.3
0.3
0.3
-
-
-
Ethiopia
0.3
0.6
0.6
-
0.1
-
Kenya
0.5
0.3
0.3
1.1
0.4
0.8
Madagascar
0.1
0.1
0.1
-
-
-
Senegal
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.2
Sudan
0.5
0.5
0.4
-
0.1
-
CENTRAL AMERICA
4.7
5.6
5.7
9.5
11.6
11.6
Mexico
2.2
2.4
2.5
7.0
8.6
8.5
SOUTH AMERICA
9.8
12.1
11.7
5.8
7.0
6.5
Brazil
5.6
7.0
6.5
1.2
1.4
1.3
Colombia
0.9
1.1
1.1
1.5
1.5
1.6
Peru
1.1
1.2
1.2
0.9
1.1
1.1
Venezuela
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.0
1.4
1.3
NORTH AMERICA
2.5
2.9
2.7
4.3
3.2
3.5
EUROPE
9.8
8.2
10.0
5.1
6.2
7.2
EC 4/
3.7
2.8
2.8
2.4
3.5
3.1
Russian Fed.
3.0
2.1
3.5
0.8
0.8
1.6
OCEANIA
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.1
0.1
0.1
WORLD
99.6
97.4
102.0
89.2
92.3
96.0
Developing countries
76.5
75.6
78.4
57.2
60.6
62.3
Developed countries
23.1
21.8
23.6
32.0
31.7
33.7

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.

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