FAO/GIEWS - Foodcrops &
Shortages No.3, June 1999 - Page 7
ESTIMATED 1998/99
OR 1999 CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 1/ (thousand
tons)
| COUNTRY |
Marketing year |
1997/98 or 1998 |
1998/99 or 1999 |
| Actual imports |
Total import requirements
(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 |
| ASIA |
|
39 322.0 |
3 115.3 |
42 437.3 |
43 299.0 |
32 638.1 |
4 542.8 |
28 095.3 |
| Afghanistan |
July/June |
569.1 |
138.0 |
707.1 |
740.0 |
129.6 |
102.3 |
27.3 |
| Armenia |
July/June |
235.0 |
154.0 |
389.0 |
342.0 |
40.0 |
18.0 |
22.0 |
| Azerbaijan |
July/June |
370.0 |
60.0 |
430.0 |
476.0 |
390.8 |
16.0 |
374.8 |
| Bangladesh |
July/June |
2 698.3 |
549.4 |
3 247.7 |
5 500.0 |
5 488.0 |
1 311.0 |
4 177.0 |
| Bhutan |
July/June |
15.0 |
0.0 |
15.0 |
20.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| Cambodia |
Jan./Dec. |
43.5 |
16.5 |
60.0 |
60.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
| China 3/ |
July/June |
10 109.9 |
90.1 |
10 200.0 |
10 300.0 |
6 808.5 |
179.4 |
6 629.1 |
| Georgia |
July/June |
447.0 |
160.0 |
607.0 |
609.0 |
213.0 |
90.1 |
122.9 |
| India |
April/March |
2 263.9 |
208.4 |
2 472.3 |
1 700.0 |
1 842.6 |
415.2 |
1 427.4 |
| Indonesia |
April/March |
6 857.9 |
0.0 |
6 857.9 |
8 840.0 |
8 343.2 |
1 291.7 |
7 051.5 |
| Korea, D.P.R. |
Nov./Oct. |
578.6 |
1 196.6 |
1 775.2 |
1 850.0 |
288.8 |
288.3 |
0.5 |
| Kyrgyz Republic |
July/June |
59.0 |
72.0 |
131.0 |
116.0 |
83.8 |
4.0 |
79.8 |
| Laos |
Jan./Dec. |
60.7 |
4.3 |
65.0 |
67.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
| Maldives |
Jan./Dec. |
34.3 |
2.7 |
37.0 |
35.0 |
37.0 |
0.0 |
37.0 |
| Mongolia |
Oct./Sept. |
170.0 |
30.0 |
200.0 |
193.0 |
60.3 |
60.3 |
0.0 |
| Nepal |
July/June |
24.0 |
4.9 |
28.9 |
59.0 |
24.7 |
24.7 |
0.0 |
| Pakistan 4/ |
May/April |
4 147.9 |
173.1 |
4 321.0 |
2 921.0 |
2 467.9 |
350.2 |
2 117.7 |
| Philippines |
July/June |
4 600.0 |
8.5 |
4 608.5 |
3 901.0 |
4 280.4 |
52.5 |
4 227.9 |
| Sri Lanka |
Jan./Dec. |
999.0 |
81.5 |
1 080.5 |
1 102.0 |
470.3 |
109.7 |
360.6 |
| Syria |
July/June |
916.2 |
21.0 |
937.2 |
750.0 |
315.2 |
16.9 |
298.3 |
| Tajikistan |
July/June |
280.0 |
128.0 |
408.0 |
368.0 |
258.6 |
42.0 |
216.6 |
| Turkmenistan |
July/June |
204.0 |
0.0 |
204.0 |
51.0 |
52.2 |
0.0 |
52.2 |
| Uzbekistan |
July/June |
935.0 |
0.0 |
935.0 |
629.0 |
366.8 |
0.0 |
366.8 |
| Yemen |
Jan./Dec. |
2 703.7 |
16.3 |
2 720.0 |
2 670.0 |
667.4 |
161.5 |
505.9 |
| CENTRAL AMERICA |
|
3 450.3 |
285.1 |
3 735.4 |
3 713.0 |
2 168.1 |
517.6 |
| Cuba 5/ |
July/June |
1 521.2 |
104.6 |
1 625.8 |
1 625.0 |
451.9 |
10.9 |
441.0 |
| Guatemala |
July/June |
972.1 |
12.5 |
984.6 |
930.0 |
734.8 |
72.6 |
662.2 |
| Haiti |
July/June |
420.0 |
115.0 |
535.0 |
480.0 |
309.1 |
149.1 |
160.0 |
| Honduras |
July/June |
370.8 |
23.0 |
393.8 |
500.0 |
386.5 |
114.5 |
272.0 |
| Nicaragua |
July/June |
166.2 |
30.0 |
196.2 |
178.0 |
285.8 |
170.5 |
115.3 |
| SOUTH AMERICA |
1 343.4 |
74.5 |
1 417.9 |
1 226.0 |
529.6 |
209.7 |
319.9 |
| Bolivia |
July/June |
321.8 |
68.0 |
389.8 |
501.0 |
288.0 |
197.3 |
90.7 |
| Ecuador |
Jan./Dec. |
1 021.6 |
6.5 |
1 028.1 |
725.0 |
241.6 |
12.4 |
229.2 |
| OCEANIA |
338.4 |
8.0 |
346.4 |
326.0 |
71.6 |
8.6 |
63.0 |
| Kiribati |
Jan./Dec. |
8.0 |
0.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
0.0 |
8.0 |
| Papua New Guinea |
Jan./Dec. |
275.4 |
8.0 |
283.4 |
263.0 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
0.0 |
| Samoa |
Jan./Dec. |
17.0 |
0.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
17.0 |
0.0 |
17.0 |
| Solomon Isl. |
Jan./Dec. |
26.0 |
0.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
0.0 |
26.0 |
| Tuvalu |
Jan./Dec. |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
| Vanuatu |
Jan./Dec. |
11.0 |
0.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
0.0 |
11.0 |
| EUROPE |
690.0 |
38.4 |
728.4 |
803.0 |
194.7 |
133.7 |
61.0 |
| Albania |
July/June |
365.7 |
2.3 |
368.0 |
398.0 |
91.6 |
31.9 |
59.7 |
| Bosnia&Herzegovina |
July/June |
214.3 |
36.1 |
250.4 |
290.0 |
93.1 |
91.8 |
1.3 |
| Macedonia, FYR |
July/June |
110.0 |
0.0 |
110.0 |
115.0 |
10.0 |
10.0 |
0.0 |
| TOTAL |
70 021.3 |
5 406.8 |
75 428.1 |
74 485.0 |
51 810.3 |
7 107.5 |
44 702.8 |
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 1996), which is in accordance with the guidelines and criteria
agreed to by the CFA should be given priority in the allocation of food aid.
The status of Iran still to be determined. 2/ Includes refugee needs. 3/ Includes
import requirements of Taiwan Province. 4/ Excludes Afghan refugee requirements.