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ESTIMATED 1997/98 CEREAL IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF LOW-INCOME FOOD-DEFICIT COUNTRIES 1/(thousand tons) b) 1997/98 estimates for LIFD countries which have entered the 1997/98 marketing year

COUNTRY Marketing year

1995/96 or 1996

1996/97 or 1997



Actual imports Import 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
16 607.9

956.3

17 564.2

20 158.0

5 572.5

799.0

4 773.5

Northern Africa
11 968.5

168.9

12 137.4

13 380.0

4 501.8

58.0

4 443.8

Egypt July/June

9 632.9

167.1

9 800.0

10 200.0

3 611.7

45.5

3 566.2

Morocco July/June

2 335.6

1.8

2 337.4

3 180.0

890.1

12.5

877.6

Eastern Africa
1 590.3

155.4

1 745.7

2 392.0

234.8

86.9

147.9

Kenya Oct./Sept.

871.6

90.1

961.7

859.0

164.4

36.7

127.7

Somalia Sept./Aug.

246.4

9.6

256.0

247.0

12.1

12.1

0.0

Sudan Nov./Oct.

345.4

49.4

394.8

435.0

7.9

7.9

0.0

Tanzania June/May

126.9

6.3

133.2

851.0

50.4

30.2

20.2

Southern Africa
821.9

416.1

1 238.0

1 953.0

701.7

561.4

140.3

Angola April/March

163.8

198.1

361.9

531.0

236.9

236.7

0.2

Lesotho April/March

93.4

33.8

127.2

260.0

19.8

9.8

10.0

Madagascar April/March

122.9

18.6

141.5

168.0

46.9

34.9

12.0

Malawi April/March

51.0

37.6

88.6

345.0

55.1

55.1

0.0

Mozambique April/March

53.6

118.1

171.7

214.0

269.1

205.8

63.3

Swaziland May/April

51.9

6.0

57.9

48.0

4.8

0.0

4.8

Zambia May/April

62.8

3.9

66.7

322.0

60.7

10.7

50.0

Zimbabwe April/March

222.5

0.0

222.5

65.0

8.4

8.4

0.0

Western Africa
1 858.8

201.3

2 060.1

2 050.0

96.6

83.2

13.4

Sahelian countries 1 858.8

201.3

2 060.1

2 050.0

96.6

83.2

13.4

Burkina faso Nov./Oct.

98.2

22.1

120.3

150.0

13.2

13.2

0.0

Cape Verde Nov./Oct.

50.7

51.5

102.2

100.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Chad Nov./Oct.

63.0

21.6

84.6

70.0

32.8

32.8

0.0

Gambia Nov./Oct.

97.1

7.9

105.0

130.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Guinea Bissau Nov./Oct.

77.1

4.2

81.3

75.0

2.1

2.1

0.0

Mali Nov./Oct.

142.0

24.5

166.5

75.0

10.1

10.1

0.0

Mauritania Nov./Oct.

356.9

32.5

389.4

300.0

15.8

15.8

0.0

Niger Nov./Oct.

250.0

26.0

276.0

300.0

8.6

8.6

0.0

Senegal Nov./Oct.

723.8

11.0

734.8

850.0

14.0

0.6

13.4

Central Africa
368.4

14.6

383.0

383.0

37.6

9.5

28.1

Cameroon July/June

258.8

1.2

260.0

270.0

29.6

1.5

28.1

Congo July/June

109.6

13.4

123.0

113.0

8.0

8.0

0.0

ASIA
29 779.8

1 683.1

31 462.9

33 068.0

9 405.5

1 091.6

8 313.9

Afghanistan July/June

603.2

106.8

710.0

710.0

80.4

80.4

0.0

Bangladesh July/June

631.8

618.2

1 250.0

1 400.0

282.1

208.4

73.7

Bhutan July/June

25.0

0.0

25.0

26.0

0.8

0.8

0.0

China 3/ July/June

13 193.9

106.1

13 300.0

13 000.0

2 414.8

43.8

2 371.0

India April/March

1 660.7

225.7

1 886.4

1 500.0

1 493.1

393.1

1 100.0

Indonesia April/March

6 136.3

0.0

6 136.3

6 240.0

1 079.3

0.0

1 079.3

Korea, D.P.R. Nov./Oct.

308.6

561.4

870.0

1 951.0

166.1

166.1

0.0

Mongolia Oct./Sept.

233.0

5.0

238.0

178.0

12.4

12.4

0.0

Nepal July/June

8.2

4.0

12.2

5.0

1.2

1.2

0.0

Pakistan 4/ May/April

2 870.9

7.6

2 878.5

4 100.0

2 370.6

170.3

2 200.3

Philippines July/June

3 455.1

39.9

3 495.0

3 350.0

1 474.1

15.1

1 459.0

Syria July/June

653.1

8.4

661.5

608.0

30.6

0.0

30.6

CENTRAL AMERICA 3 129.8

220.2

3 350.0

3 675.0

554.5

223.6

330.9

Cuba 5/ July/June

1 443.5

6.5

1 450.0

1 555.0

4.1

4.1

0.0

Guatemala July/June

727.2

39.8

767.0

920.0

147.2

31.9

115.3

Haiti July/June

396.3

108.7

505.0

605.0

197.3

154.0

43.3

Honduras July/June

368.9

32.1

401.0

365.0

137.2

19.7

117.5

Nicaragua July/June

193.9

33.1

227.0

230.0

68.7

13.9

54.8

SOUTH AMERICA
242.8

130.0

372.8

416.0

166.3

118.3

48.0

Bolivia July/June

208.2

124.6

332.8

376.0

149.4

101.4

48.0

Suriname July/June

34.6

5.4

40.0

40.0

16.9

16.9

0.0

EUROPE/CIS 5/6/
3 922.7

573.3

4 496.0

4 127.0

980.5

533.0

447.5

Armenia July/June

250.0

105.0

355.0

340.0

55.7

53.9

1.8

Albania July/June

433.7

11.3

445.0

500.0

66.6

66.6

0.0

Azerbaijan July/June

455.0

30.0

485.0

435.0

48.1

45.9

2.2

Bosnia&Herzegovina 5/ July/June

15.0

215.0

230.0

275.0

74.8

74.8

0.0

Georgia July/June

409.0

96.0

505.0

405.0

136.8

124.0

12.8

Macedonia, FYR July/June

240.0

0.0

240.0

240.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Kyrgyz Republic July/June

108.0

19.0

127.0

116.0

78.1

77.8

0.3

Tajikistan July/June

161.0

97.0

258.0

299.0

92.1

90.0

2.1

Turkmenistan July/June

531.0

0.0

531.0

559.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Uzbekistan July/June

1 320.0

0.0

1 320.0

958.0

428.3

0.0

428.3

TOTAL
53 683.0

3 562.9

57 245.9

61 444.0

16 679.3

2 765.5

13 913.8


SOURCE: FAO

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