FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops & Shortages No.3, June 1998 Fs9806 - Page 6

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ESTIMATED 1997/98 OR 1998 CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 1/(thousand tons)

Country  Marketing year  1996/97 or 1997  1997/98 or 1998 
Actual imports  Total  Import position 
Commercial purchases  Food aid  Total commercial and aid  Import requirements (excluding re-exports)  Total commercial and aid  Food aid allocated, comitted or shipped  Commercial purchases
AFRICA  
21 845.9
1 831.2
23 677.1
25 117.0
16 337.8
1 453.5
14 884.3
Northern Africa   
12 195.7
169.1
12 364.8
13 138.0
11 203.3
72.0 
11 131.3
Egypt
July/June
9 886.0
167.3
10 053.3
9 918.0
8 631.3
59.5
8 571.8
Morocco
July/June
2 309.7
1.8
2 311.5
3 220.0
2 572.0
12.5
2 559.5
Eastern Africa  
2 957.5
632.7
3 590.2
3 891.0
2 257.1
665.9 
1 591.2
Burundi
Jan./Dec.
37.0
0.0
37.0
60.0
7.9
7.9
0.0
Comoros
Jan./Dec.
40.9
3.1
44.0
46.0
1.9
1.9
0.0
Djibouti
Jan./Dec.
66.7
11.7
78.4
66.0
4.1
4.1
0.0
Eritrea
Jan./Dec.
235.0
53.5
288.5
280.0
78.1
78.1
0.0
Ethiopia 2/
Jan./Dec.
37.8
201.5
239.3
640.0
394.3
394.3
0.0
Kenya
Oct./Sept.
1 771.0
75.0
1 846.0
1 246.0
968.0
51.3
916.7
Rwanda
Jan./Dec.
2.1
231.5
233.6
170.0
72.8
71.0
1.8
Somalia
Aug./July
211.0
5.1
216.1
330.0
31.7
9.7
22.0
Sudan
Nov./Oct.
493.7
46.3
540.0
452.0
94.0
22.6
71.4
Tanzania
June/May
62.3
5.0
67.3
601.0
604.3
25.0
579.3
Southern Africa  
1 166.9
423.5
1 590.4
1 983.0
1 865.2
347.8 
1 517.4
Angola
April/March
294.6
154.4
449.0
531.0
516.6
150.6
366.0
Lesotho
April/March
96.1
32.4
128.5
263.0
137.1
10.1
127.0
Madagascar
April/March
69.0
17.5
86.5
168.0
185.1
36.3
148.8
Malawi
April/March
75.6
98.8
174.4
347.0
118.6
7.6
111.0
Mozambique
April/March
154.7
109.4
264.1
214.0
277.2
131.4
145.8
Swaziland
May/April
70.6
6.0
76.6
47.0
61.5
0.0
61.5
Zambia
May/April
118.0
3.6
121.6
388.0
373.6
4.8
368.8
Zimbabwe
April/March
288.3
1.4
289.7
25.0
195.5
7.0
188.5
Western africa  
4 867.5
572.4
5 439.9
5 436.0
814.6
356.6 
458.0
Coastal countries  
3 034.9
387.1
3 422.0
3 418.0
530.3
148.9 
381.4
Benin
Jan./Dec.
112.1
32.0
144.1
120.0
2.3
2.3
0.0
Cote d'Ivoire
Jan./Dec.
463.4
51.6
515.0
610.0
50.4
50.4
0.0
Ghana
Jan./Dec.
382.6
83.8
466.4
410.0
102.8
42.4
60.4
Guinea
Jan./Dec.
371.7
3.4
375.1
400.0
2.9
2.9
0.0
Liberia
Jan./Dec.
85.9
129.9
215.8
240.0
35.6
35.6
0.0
Nigeria
Jan./Dec.
1 373.2
1.1
1 374.3
1 300.0
319.4
0.3
319.1
Sierra Leone
Jan./Dec.
159.6
78.7
238.3
260.0
16.6
15.0
1.6
Togo
Jan./Dec.
86.4
6.6
93.0
78.0
0.3
0.0
0.3
Sahelian countries  
1 832.6
185.3
2 017.9
2 018.0
284.3
207.7 
76.6
Burkina faso
Nov./Oct.
117.7
15.7
133.4
242.0
16.7
16.7
0.0
Cape Verde
Nov./Oct.
50.7
60.9
111.6
100.0
54.9
54.9
0.0
Chad
Nov./Oct.
63.0
26.0
89.0
73.0
42.5
42.5
0.0
Gambia
Nov./Oct.
97.2
7.3
104.5
125.0
1.5
1.5
0.0
Guinea Bissau
Nov./Oct.
80.2
5.4
85.6
46.0
8.4
0.9
7.5
Mali
Nov./Oct.
96.6
25.1
121.7
70.0
16.9
16.9
0.0
Mauritania
Nov./Oct.
344.0
24.2
368.2
317.0
53.3
40.6
12.7
Niger
Nov./Oct.
247.7
12.5
260.2
265.0
33.7
33.7
0.0
Senegal
Nov./Oct.
735.5
8.2
743.7
780.0
56.4
0.0
56.4
Central Africa  
658.3
33.5
691.8
669.0
197.6
11.2 
186.4
Cameroon
July/June
248.6
1.5
250.1
260.0
61.3
0.0
61.3
Cent.Afr.Rep.
Jan./Dec.
38.9
0.1
39.0
39.0
1.5
1.5
0.0
Congo
July/June
109.6
21.6
131.2
95.0
16.9
2.0
14.9
Congo, Dem R
Jan./Dec.
244.4
7.1
251.5
255.0
116.2
6.0
110.2
Eq. Guinea
Jan./Dec.
8.9
0.1
9.0
9.0
0.7
0.7
0.0
Sao Tome
Jan./Dec.
7.9
3.1
11.0
11.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
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