FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages No.1, February 2000 - Page 5

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ESTIMATED CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 1/ -a) 1999/2000 or 2000 estimates (in thousand tonnes)

COUNTRY    Marketing
year
   
1998/99 or 1999 1999/2000 or 2000
Actual imports Total
import
require-
ments
(excluding
re-exports)
 
Import position
Commercial
purchases
   Food   
   aid   

Total commercial and aid
Total
commercia
and aid
Food aid allocated
committed
or shipped

Commercial
purchases
 
AFRICA   24 276.6 2 178.9 26 455.5 27 181.0 7 932.6 926.4 7 006.2
Northern Africa   14 362.7 22.9 14 385.6 14 735.0 6 726.1 50.4 6 675.7
Egypt July/June 10 753.0 13.0 10 766.0 10 320.0 5 376.0 50.4 5 325.6
Morocco July/June 3 609.7 9.9 3 619.6 4 415.0 1 350.1 0.0 1 350.1
Eastern Africa   2 027.8 1 335.0 3 362.8 4 450.0 462.1 397.6 64.5
Burundi Jan./Dec. 37.5 4.5 42.0 70.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Comoros Jan./Dec. 45.8 0.2 46.0 46.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
Djibouti Jan./Dec. 75.9 4.1 80.0 80.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Eritrea Jan./Dec. 93.7 15.3 109.0 290.0 12.0 12.0 0.0
Ethiopia 2/ Jan./Dec. 27.3 667.5 694.8 764.0 275.2 275.2 0.0
Kenya Oct./sept. 688.6 101.4 790.0 1 300.0 8.9 8.9 0.0
Rwanda Jan./Dec. 42.9 204.5 247.4 222.0 9.4 9.4 0.0
Somalia Aug./July 223.0 38.0 261.0 310.0 27.4 27.4 0.0
Sudan Nov./Oct. 414.1 226.4 640.5 768.0 55.8 55.8 0.0
Tanzania June/May 379.0 73.1 452.1 600.0 72.4 7.9 64.5
Southern Africa   1 344.2 387.7 1 731.9 1 761.0 478.3 306.5 171.8
Angola April/March 376.2 139.0 515.2 505.0 149.2 123.2 26.0
Lesotho April/March 149.4 8.3 157.7 203.0 51.1 2.1 49.0
Madagascar April/March 115.8 18.6 134.4 170.0 11.4 8.0 3.4
Malawi April/March 166.9 34.1 201.0 52.0 28.2 28.1 0.1
Mozambique April/March 106.0 155.8 261.8 325.0 223.2 141.5 81.7
Swaziland May/April 75.0 0.0 75.0 72.0 11.6 0.0 11.6
Zambia May/April 354.9 31.9 386.8 434.0 3.6 3.6 0.0
Western africa   5 886.9 391.1 6 278.0 5 552.0 244.4 158.0 86.4
Coastal countries   4 239.2 187.5 4 426.7 3 644.0 152.0 65.6 86.4
Benin Jan./Dec. 116.0 9.0 125.0 110.0 4.2 4.2 0.0
Cote d'Ivoire Jan./Dec. 700.4 18.0 718.4 625.0 1.4 1.4 0.0
Ghana Jan./Dec. 448.7 26.3 475.0 365.0 46.1 31.7 14.4
Guinea Jan./Dec. 413.5 18.2 431.7 380.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Liberia Jan./Dec. 101.1 88.9 190.0 155.0 8.5 8.5 0.0
Nigeria Jan./Dec. 2 120.0 0.0 2 120.0 1 600.0 72.3 0.3 72.0
Sierra Leone Jan./Dec. 262.9 27.1 290.0 329.0 19.5 19.5 0.0
Togo Jan./Dec. 76.6 0.0 76.6 80.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sahelian countries   1 647.7 203.6 1 851.3 1 908.0 92.4 92.4 0.0
Burkina faso Nov./Oct. 106.1 33.4 139.5 190.0 3.6 3.6 0.0
Cape Verde Nov./Oct. 30.2 56.5 86.7 70.0 61.2 61.2 0.0
Chad Nov./Oct. 60.0 10.0 70.0 67.0 6.7 6.7 0.0
Gambia Nov./Oct. 123.3 3.8 127.1 114.0 3.2 3.2 0.0
Guinea Bissau Nov./Oct. 54.5 21.0 75.5 102.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mali Nov./Oct. 116.2 5.7 121.9 100.0 2.7 2.7 0.0
Mauritania Nov./Oct. 214.3 27.2 241.5 275.0 8.5 8.5 0.0
Niger Nov./Oct. 306.7 25.7 332.4 230.0 0.4 0.4 0.0
Senegal Nov./Oct. 636.4 20.3 656.7 760.0 6.1 6.1 0.0
Central Africa   655.0 42.2 697.2 683.0 21.7 13.9 7.8
Cameroon Jan./Dec. 237.2 2.8 240.0 240.0 10.4 2.6 7.8
Cent.Afr.Rep. Jan./Dec. 28.0 1.2 29.2 34.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Congo, Dem.Rep. Jan./Dec. 224.0 26.0 250.0 250.0 5.5 5.5 0.0
Congo, Rep. Jan./Dec. 148.5 11.5 160.0 140.0 5.3 5.3 0.0
Eq. Guinea Jan./Dec. 9.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sao Tome Jan./Dec. 8.3 0.7 9.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ASIA   34 438.2 3 885.8 38 324.0 36 866.0 15 378.4 2 992.5 12 385.9
Afghanistan July/June 669.5 74.9 744.4 1 127.0 93.6 68.6 25.0
Armenia July/June 352.0 15.0 367.0 392.0 181.0 81.0 100.0
Azerbaijan July/June 653.0 21.0 674.0 601.0 369.0 22.3 346.7
Bangladesh July/June 2 786.9 1 313.1 4 100.0 2 600.0 1 437.8 637.8 800.0
Bhutan July/June 18.8 1.2 20.0 22.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Cambodia Jan./Dec. 46.9 13.1 60.0 60.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
China 3/ July/June 8 540.1 259.9 8 800.0 9 300.0 4 067.4 148.0 3 919.4
Georgia July/June 507.0 98.0 605.0 555.0 177.6 80.5 97.1
India April/March 1 427.4 263.2 1 690.6 1 800.0 576.9 189.4 387.5
Indonesia April/March 6 561.2 738.8 7 300.0 6 500.0 4 116.0 693.6 3 422.4
Korea, D.P.R. Nov./Oct. 1 275.5 580.5 1 856.0 1 193.0 395.7 316.0 79.7
Kyrgyz Republic July/June 115.0 5.0 120.0 149.0 179.6 100.5 79.1
Laos Jan./Dec. 59.0 8.0 67.0 67.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Maldives Jan./Dec. 30.1 4.9 35.0 36.0 3.0 0.0 3.0
Mongolia Oct./Sept. 147.7 45.3 193.0 203.0 15.0 15.0 0.0
Nepal July/June 50.0 24.7 74.7 79.0 52.3 2.3 50.0
Pakistan 4/ May/April 2 906.3 15.1 2 921.4 3 221.0 948.6 347.7 600.9
Philippines July/June 3 450.1 2.5 3 452.6 3 460.0 1 707.7 61.7 1 646.0
Sri Lanka Jan./Dec. 1 092.6 67.0 1 159.6 1 110.0 51.9 51.9 0.0
Syria July/June 791.8 15.9 807.7 900.0 504.0 22.2 481.8
Tajikistan July/June 316.0 80.0 396.0 455.0 412.2 147.6 264.6
Turkmenistan July/June 316.0 80.0 396.0 11.0 9.5 5.1 4.4
Uzbekistan July/June 514.0 0.0 514.0 355.0 78.3 0.0 78.3
Yemen Jan./Dec. 1 811.3 158.7 1 970.0 2 670.0 1.3 1.3 0.0
CENTRAL AMERICA   3 467.7 323.7 3 791.4 3 640.0 1 199.4 328.0 871.4
Cuba 5/ July/June 1 454.6 10.9 1 465.5 1 467.0 308.8 21.4 287.4
Guatemala July/June 999.0 34.0 1 033.0 965.0 348.8 35.8 313.0
Haiti July/June 367.7 121.1 488.8 525.0 178.6 93.2 85.4
Honduras July/June 487.0 51.0 538.0 525.0 156.0 58.0 98.0
Nicaragua July/June 159.4 106.7 266.1 158.0 207.2 119.6 87.6
SOUTH AMERICA   1 064.5 175.5 1 240.0 1 001.0 17.9 17.9 0.0
Bolivia July/June 210.7 155.3 366.0 271.0 17.9 17.9 0.0
Ecuador Jan./Dec. 853.8 20.2 874.0 730.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
OCEANIA   423.0 8.0 431.0 381.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Kiribati Jan./Dec. 8.0 0.0 8.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Papua New Guinea Jan./Dec. 360.0 8.0 368.0 318.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
Samoa Jan./Dec. 17.0 0.0 17.0 17.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Solomon Isl. Jan./Dec. 26.0 0.0 26.0 26.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tuvalu Jan./Dec. 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Vanuatu Jan./Dec. 11.0 0.0 11.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
EUROPE   525.0 121.0 646.0 691.0 14.4 10.2 4.2
Albania July/June 275.1 25.9 301.0 371.0 10.2 6.0 4.2
Bosnia&Herzegovina July/June 197.9 92.1 290.0 290.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Macedonia, FYR July/June 52.0 3.0 55.0 30.0 4.2 4.2 0.0
TOTAL   64 195.0 6 692.9 70 887.9 69 760.0 24 543.2 4 275.5 20 267.7

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.$ 1505 in 1997), which is in accordance with the guidelines and criteria agreed to by the CFA should be given priority in the allocation of food aid. 2/ Includes refugee needs. 3/ Includes import requirements of Taiwa n Province. 4/ Excludes Afghan refugee requirements.

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