FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops and Shortages No.1, February 2004

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

a) 2003/04 or 2004 estimates (in thousand tonnes)

COUNTRYMarketing
year
2002/03 or 20032003/04 or 2004
Actual importsTotal
import
require-
ments
(excluding
re-exports)
Import position
Commercial
purchases
Food aidTotal
commercial
and aid
Total
commercial
and aid
Food aid
allocated
committed
or shipped
Commercial
purchases
AFRICA 33 216.63 899.337 115.933 026.69 197.91 273.07 924.9
Northern Africa 15 984.815.416 000.214 353.06 566.117.16 549.0
EgyptJuly/June11 709.611.011 720.612 100.05 663.917.15 646.8
MoroccoJuly/June4 275.24.44 279.62 253.0902.20.0902.2
Eastern Africa 3 461.22 394.45 855.64 814.0492.7320.4172.3
BurundiJan./Dec.39.457.496.870.03.73.70.0
ComorosJan./Dec.23.60.023.633.09.70.09.7
DjiboutiJan./Dec.56.66.463.063.01.61.60.0
EritreaJan./Dec.258.0228.4486.4478.039.339.30.0
EthiopiaJan./Dec.48.61 683.21 731.8210.021.121.10.0
KenyaOct./Sept.1 065.584.41 149.91 610.090.442.947.5
RwandaJan./Dec.203.223.2226.4226.01.71.70.0
SomaliaAug./July283.516.5300.0290.031.818.413.4
SudanNov./Oct.1 023.5111.01 134.51 229.091.791.70.0
Tanzania,U.R.June/May399.940.1440.0440.0190.789.0101.7
UgandaJan./Dec.59.4143.8203.2165.011.011.00.0
Southern Africa 3 567.4982.64 550.03 646.01 792.2651.61 140.6
AngolaApril/March607.2223.9831.1709.0339.7179.7160.0
LesothoApril/March202.041.7243.7329.0148.316.9131.4
MadagascarApril/March301.145.9347.0353.0149.242.1107.1
MalawiApril/March450.3184.4634.796.09.88.71.1
MozambiqueApril/March656.294.9751.1744.0414.0169.4244.6
SwazilandMay/April90.514.6105.1128.075.66.868.8
ZambiaMay/April301.361.4362.736.043.516.027.5
Zimbabwe 2/April/March958.8315.81 274.61 251.0612.1212.0400.1
Western Africa 9 342.5435.99 778.49 273.6318.5255.563.0
Coastal Countries 6 780.1224.97 005.06 891.489.289.20.0
BeninJan./Dec.112.28.0120.2115.06.56.50.0
C�te d'IvoireJan./Dec.1 369.212.11 381.31 392.45.45.40.0
GhanaJan./Dec.526.055.3581.3516.061.861.80.0
GuineaJan./Dec.333.538.2371.7365.00.00.00.0
LiberiaJan./Dec.116.863.7180.5183.014.714.70.0
NigeriaJan./Dec.3 970.00.03 970.03 900.00.00.00.0
Sierra LeoneJan./Dec.268.439.6308.0320.00.80.80.0
TogoJan./Dec.84.08.092.0100.00.00.00.0
Sahelian Countries 2 562.4211.02 773.42 382.2229.3166.363.0
Burkina fasoNov./Oct.243.119.5262.6223.014.814.80.0
Cape VerdeNov./Oct.40.441.982.370.034.334.30.0
ChadNov./Oct.80.015.995.991.09.29.20.0
GambiaNov./Oct.150.66.4157.0142.62.02.00.0
Guinea BissauNov./Oct.58.715.273.969.65.45.40.0
MaliNov./Oct.251.06.8257.8170.00.80.70.1
MauritaniaNov./Oct.370.078.9448.9290.061.061.00.0
NigerNov./Oct.335.211.5346.7357.019.019.00.0
SenegalNov./Oct.1 033.414.91 048.3969.082.819.962.9
Central Africa 860.771.0931.7940.028.428.40.0
CameroonJan./Dec.357.510.0367.5387.014.014.00.0
Cent.Afr.Rep.Jan./Dec.36.03.039.041.00.00.00.0
Congo, Dem.Rep.Jan./Dec.258.051.2309.2300.014.314.30.0
Congo, Rep.Jan./Dec.184.35.7190.0185.00.10.10.0
Eq. GuineaJan./Dec.15.00.015.015.00.00.00.0
Sao TomeJan./Dec.9.91.111.012.00.00.00.0
ASIA 38 017.83 575.341 593.140 516.012 607.32 193.910 413.4
AfghanistanJuly/June809.1376.81 185.9506.087.387.30.0
ArmeniaJuly/June123.029.0152.0161.039.126.013.1
AzerbaijanJuly/June701.09.0710.0512.0408.627.7380.9
BangladeshJuly/June2 874.9383.93 258.82 325.01 739.6134.61 605.0
BhutanJuly/June67.93.171.059.01.61.60.0
CambodiaJan./Dec.84.221.8106.0107.00.00.00.0
China 3/July/June9 180.085.09 265.011 465.03 025.021.83 003.2
GeorgiaJuly/June476.018.0494.0530.0303.659.8243.8
IndiaApril/March42.8166.2209.0100.0280.1240.339.8
IndonesiaApril/March9 117.8186.29 304.08 340.01 104.9167.9937.0
IraqJuly/June2 284.1826.73 110.83 444.02 075.4777.41 298.0
Korea, D.P.R.Nov./Oct.441.9966.81 408.7944.0329.9234.895.1
Kyrgyz RepublicJuly/June127.08.0135.0187.00.00.00.0
LaosJan./Dec.19.319.238.527.00.30.30.0
MaldivesJan./Dec.38.00.038.040.014.614.60.0
MongoliaOct./Sept.238.00.0238.0248.043.229.513.7
NepalJuly/June96.13.9100.0100.08.08.00.0
PakistanMay/April306.374.2380.51 800.020.914.06.9
PhilippinesJuly/June4 853.068.24 921.24 358.01 988.4114.01 874.4
Sri LankaJan./Dec.1 018.531.51 050.01 105.0366.323.5342.8
SyriaJuly/June1 933.39.21 942.5815.0514.05.0509.0
TajikistanJuly/June437.0140.0577.0391.041.428.013.4
TurkmenistanJuly/June60.00.060.038.07.20.07.2
UzbekistanJuly/June255.0118.0373.0394.0112.282.130.1
YemenJan./Dec.2 433.630.62 464.22 520.095.795.70.0
CENTRAL AMERICA 3 036.7238.23 274.93 320.01 193.2156.81 036.4
CubaJuly/June1 773.81.21 775.01 830.0579.10.0579.1
HaitiJuly/June471.8153.2625.0620.0236.155.8180.3
HondurasJuly/June575.126.9602.0630.0244.055.4188.6
NicaraguaJuly/June216.056.9272.9240.0134.045.688.4
SOUTH AMERICA 797.162.9860.0881.0334.45.3329.1
EcuadorJuly/June797.162.9860.0881.0334.45.3329.1
OCEANIA 400.50.0400.5402.027.20.027.2
KiribatiJan./Dec.8.00.08.08.00.00.00.0
Papua New GuineaJan./Dec.335.50.0335.5336.027.20.027.2
SamoaJan./Dec.19.00.019.019.00.00.00.0
Solomon Isl.Jan./Dec.26.00.026.026.00.00.00.0
TuvaluJan./Dec.1.00.01.01.00.00.00.0
VanuatuJan./Dec.11.00.011.012.00.00.00.0
EUROPE 1 492.4111.61 604.01 597.0204.68.7195.9
AlbaniaJuly/June355.827.2383.0384.0142.68.7133.9
BelarusJuly/June564.00.0564.0446.062.00.062.0
Bosnia-HerzegovinaJuly/June315.684.4400.0510.00.00.00.0
Macedonia, FYRJuly/June257.00.0257.0257.00.00.00.0
TOTAL 76 961.17 887.384 848.479 742.623 564.63 637.719 926.9

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.$ 1 435 in 2001), 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/ Even if is not a LIFD country, has been included for facing large food deficit for 2 consecutive years. 3/ Includes import requirements of Taiwan Province.


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