FAO/GIEWS - Food Outlook No.1 - February 2000 p. 3

Table A.2 a) - WORLD IMPORTS OF CEREALS

Wheat (July/June) 1/ Coarse Grains (July/June)

1997/98 1998/99
estim. 1999/2000
f'cast 1997/98 1998/99
estim. 1999/2000
f'cast

( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . )

ASIA 48.7 45.0 48.4 54.2 53.1 53.7

Bangladesh 0.8 2.4 1.6 - - -

China 2/ 3.1 1.5 2.0 6.7 7.1 7.0

China, Hong Kong SAR 0.4 0.4 0.4 - - -

Georgia 0.6 0.6 0.6 - - -

India 2.3 1.4 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.2

Indonesia 4.0 2.9 3.1 1.3 0.4 0.4

Iran, Islamic Rep. of 4.0 3.2 6.0 1.7 1.5 2.1

Japan 6.0 5.8 5.9 21.0 20.8 20.4

Korea, Rep. of 3.9 4.6 3.9 8.0 7.6 8.3

Malaysia 1.1 1.2 1.3 2.3 2.2 2.3

Pakistan 4.3 2.9 3.2 - - -

Philippines 2.0 2.1 2.3 0.4 0.2 0.3

Saudi Arabia - - - 6.0 6.0 6.0

Singapore 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2

Sri Lanka 0.9 0.9 0.9 - 0.1 0.1

Syria 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.5

Thailand 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.2

Uzbekistan 0.9 0.5 0.3 - - -

Yemen 2.5 2.0 2.5 0.2 0.1 0.2

AFRICA 24.0 22.6 23.2 10.6 11.3 12.8

North Africa 17.1 15.7 16.4 6.2 7.8 7.7

Algeria 4.6 4.3 4.5 1.0 1.5 1.5

Egypt 7.1 7.2 7.0 3.0 3.6 3.3

Morocco 2.8 2.1 2.8 0.9 1.5 1.6

Tunisia 1.3 0.8 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.6

Sub-Saharan Africa 3/ 6.9 6.9 6.7 4.4 3.5 5.1

Cote d'Ivoire 0.3 0.3 0.3 - - -

Ethiopia 0.3 0.6 0.5 - 0.1 -

Kenya 0.5 0.3 0.3 1.1 0.4 0.8

Madagascar 0.1 0.1 0.1 - - -

Senegal 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1

Sudan 0.5 0.5 0.4 - 0.1 0.1

CENTRAL AMERICA 4.7 5.8 5.7 9.6 11.6 11.4

Mexico 2.2 2.4 2.5 7.1 8.6 8.4

SOUTH AMERICA 9.8 12.2 11.6 5.8 7.0 6.8

Brazil 5.6 7.0 6.3 1.2 1.4 1.6

Colombia 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.6

Peru 1.1 1.3 1.2 0.9 1.1 1.1

Venezuela 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.4 1.3

NORTH AMERICA 2.5 2.9 2.6 4.3 3.8 3.5

EUROPE 10.0 7.9 10.7 5.4 6.1 7.6

EC 4/ 3.7 2.7 2.5 2.4 3.5 3.1

Russian Fed. 3.0 2.1 4.0 0.8 0.8 1.8

OCEANIA 0.4 0.5 0.5 - 0.1 0.1

WORLD 100.3 97.1 102.5 89.9 92.9 96.0

Developing countries 76.9 75.7 78.6 57.6 60.5 62.1

Developed countries 23.4 21.4 24.0 32.3 32.5 33.9

SOURCE: FAO

Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.

1/ Including wheat flour in wheat grain equivalent, but excluding semolina.

2/ Including Taiwan Province.

3/ Including the Republic of South Africa.

4/ Excluding trade between the fifteen EC member countries.

	Wheat (July/June) 1/			Coarse Grains (July/June)
	1997/98	1998/99 estim.	1999/2000 f'cast	1997/98	1998/99 estim.	1999/2000 f'cast
	( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . million tonnes . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
ASIA	48.7	45.0	48.4	54.2	53.1	53.7
Bangladesh	0.8	2.4	1.6	-	-	-
China 2/	3.1	1.5	2.0	6.7	7.1	7.0
China, Hong Kong SAR	0.4	0.4	0.4	-	-	-
Georgia	0.6	0.6	0.6	-	-	-
India	2.3	1.4	1.6	0.2	0.2	0.2
Indonesia	4.0	2.9	3.1	1.3	0.4	0.4
Iran, Islamic Rep. of	4.0	3.2	6.0	1.7	1.5	2.1
Japan	6.0	5.8	5.9	21.0	20.8	20.4
Korea, Rep. of	3.9	4.6	3.9	8.0	7.6	8.3
Malaysia	1.1	1.2	1.3	2.3	2.2	2.3
Pakistan	4.3	2.9	3.2	-	-	-
Philippines	2.0	2.1	2.3	0.4	0.2	0.3
Saudi Arabia	-	-	-	6.0	6.0	6.0
Singapore	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2
Sri Lanka	0.9	0.9	0.9	-	0.1	0.1
Syria	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.5	0.5	0.5
Thailand	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.3	0.1	0.2
Uzbekistan	0.9	0.5	0.3	-	-	-
Yemen	2.5	2.0	2.5	0.2	0.1	0.2
AFRICA	24.0	22.6	23.2	10.6	11.3	12.8
North Africa	17.1	15.7	16.4	6.2	7.8	7.7
Algeria	4.6	4.3	4.5	1.0	1.5	1.5
Egypt	7.1	7.2	7.0	3.0	3.6	3.3
Morocco	2.8	2.1	2.8	0.9	1.5	1.6
Tunisia	1.3	0.8	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.6
Sub-Saharan Africa 3/	6.9	6.9	6.7	4.4	3.5	5.1
Cote d'Ivoire	0.3	0.3	0.3	-	-	-
Ethiopia	0.3	0.6	0.5	-	0.1	-
Kenya	0.5	0.3	0.3	1.1	0.4	0.8
Madagascar	0.1	0.1	0.1	-	-	-
Senegal	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
Sudan	0.5	0.5	0.4	-	0.1	0.1
CENTRAL AMERICA	4.7	5.8	5.7	9.6	11.6	11.4
Mexico	2.2	2.4	2.5	7.1	8.6	8.4
SOUTH AMERICA	9.8	12.2	11.6	5.8	7.0	6.8
Brazil	5.6	7.0	6.3	1.2	1.4	1.6
Colombia	0.9	1.1	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.6
Peru	1.1	1.3	1.2	0.9	1.1	1.1
Venezuela	1.2	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.4	1.3
NORTH AMERICA	2.5	2.9	2.6	4.3	3.8	3.5
EUROPE	10.0	7.9	10.7	5.4	6.1	7.6
EC 4/	3.7	2.7	2.5	2.4	3.5	3.1
Russian Fed.	3.0	2.1	4.0	0.8	0.8	1.8
OCEANIA	0.4	0.5	0.5	-	0.1	0.1
WORLD	100.3	97.1	102.5	89.9	92.9	96.0
Developing countries	76.9	75.7	78.6	57.6	60.5	62.1
Developed countries	23.4	21.4	24.0	32.3	32.5	33.9