FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages No.4, September 2001 - Page 6

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ESTIMATED CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 1/

b) 2001/02 estimates for LIFD countries which have entered the 2001/02 marketing year (in thousand tonnes)

COUNTRY Marketing
year
2000/01 2001/02
Actual imports 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   18 379.1 677.9 19 057.0 18 187.0 2 687.3 243.0 2 444.3
Northern Africa   15 999.7 293.3 16 293.0 14 920.0 2 182.9 0.0 2 182.9
Egypt July/June 10 868.3 20.7 10 889.0 10 410.0 1 931.4 0.0 1 931.4
Morocco July/June 5 131.4 272.6 5 404.0 4 510.0 251.5 0.0 251.5
Eastern Africa   679.7 36.1 715.8 750.0 29.0 22.4 6.6
Somalia Aug./July 169.0 34.0 203.0 310.0 5.5 5.5 0.0
Tanzania June/May 510.7 2.1 512.8 440.0 23.5 16.9 6.6
Southern Africa   1 699.7 348.5 2 048.2 2 517.0 475.4 220.6 254.8
Angola April/March 473.4 181.1 654.5 581.0 44.0 41.5 2.5
Lesotho April/March 224.9 3.1 228.0 332.0 59.0 0.0 59.0
Madagascar April/March 526.5 13.5 540.0 403.0 34.6 34.6 0.0
Malawi April/March 12.2 29.9 42.1 215.0 135.8 5.8 130.0
Mozambique April/March 311.7 117.0 428.7 499.0 184.0 138.7 45.3
Swaziland May/April 87.0 0.0 87.0 123.0 18.0 0.0 18.0
Zambia May/April 64.0 3.9 67.9 364.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
ASIA   27 232.9 2 025.6 29 258.5 30 953.0 3 874.8 655.8 3 222.0
Afghanistan July/June 1 172.8 163.5 1 336.3 2 200.0 0.0 3.0 0.0
Armenia July/June 274.0 95.0 369.0 398.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Azerbaijan July/June 785.7 10.3 796.0 720.0 3.9 3.9 0.0
Bangladesh July/June 1 171.5 627.8 1 799.3 1 600.0 61.4 61.4 0.0
Bhutan July/June 54.8 0.2 55.0 55.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
China 3/ July/June 9 267.4 58.6 9 326.0 11 100.0 1 150.7 0.0 1 150.7
Georgia July/June 564.0 93.0 657.0 510.0 40.0 40.0 0.0
India April/March 146.4 192.2 338.6 332.0 99.0 98.2 0.8
Indonesia April/March 6 434.7 414.3 6 849.0 6 340.0 1 534.1 129.2 1 404.9
Kyrgyz Republic July/June 75.0 61.0 136.0 173.0 11.0 11.0 0.0
Nepal July/June 69.2 9.8 79.0 145.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Pakistan 4/ May/April 288.1 2.2 290.3 130.0 128.7 128.7 0.0
Philippines July/June 4 225.7 104.3 4 330.0 4 357.0 520.6 61.8 458.8
Syria July/June 1 697.0 28.0 1 725.0 1 165.0 206.8 0.0 206.8
Tajikistan July/June 403.0 124.0 527.0 788.0 43.0 43.0 0.0
Turkmenistan July/June 34.6 3.4 38.0 40.0 7.5 7.5 0.0
Uzbekistan July/June 569.0 38.0 607.0 900.0 68.1 68.1 0.0
CENTRAL AMERICA   3 815.7 243.0 4 058.7 4 098.0 536.4 269.4 267.0
Cuba July/June 1 605.6 1.9 1 607.5 1 657.0 12.0 0.0 12.0
Guatemala July/June 968.7 61.6 1 030.3 1 091.0 167.9 167.9 0.0
Haiti July/June 465.0 91.6 556.6 500.0 109.7 76.9 32.8
Honduras July/June 520.7 56.0 576.7 560.0 132.7 12.4 120.3
Nicaragua July/June 255.7 31.9 287.6 290.0 114.1 12.2 101.9
SOUTH AMERICA   863.2 154.0 1 017.2 1 021.0 46.8 1.4 45.4
Bolivia July/June 235.0 74.0 309.0 331.0 12.3 1.4 10.9
Ecuador July/June 628.2 80.0 708.2 690.0 34.5 0.0 34.5
EUROPE   647.9 88.1 736.0 776.0 114.6 114.6 0.0
Albania July/June 329.0 0.0 329.0 309.0 41.5 41.5 0.0
Bosnia&Herzegovina July/June 215.7 74.3 290.0 290.0 73.1 73.1 0.0
Macedonia, FYR July/June 103.2 13.8 117.0 177.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL   50 938.8 3 188.6 54 127.4 55 035.0 7 259.9 1 284.2 5 978.7

SOURCE: FAO


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