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FEATURE: WORLD FLOUR TRADE ESTIMATES CONTINUE TO CLIMB

Also holding steady was the European
Union, which includes 28 member countries, at 1.2 million tonnes.
The United States exported 450,000
tonnes, up 15,000 from the previous forecast and increasing slightly from 437,000
in 2015-16.
ASIA, AFRICA IMPORTS RISING
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were seen in Far East Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Afghanistan, which is the
top importing country and part of Far
East Asia, is now expected to import 2.7
million tonnes, up 100,000 tonnes from
the previous estimate. That is up slightly
from the 2.653 million tonnes imported
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from the 1.816 million tonnes imported
in 2014-15.
Total imports in the Far East Asia
region are estimated at 4.85 million
tonnes, up 280,000 tonnes from the previous estimate. Other increases in that
region were seen in Hong Kong (up
21,000 tonnes to 340,000) and the Philippines (up 50,000 tonnes to 300,000).
Imports into Indonesia were revised
downward by 50,000 tonnes to 250,000.
Sub-Saharan Africa's total import forecast increased 320,000 tonnes to 2.84 million tonnes. Leading the increases in the
region were Somalia and Sudan, each increasing 100,000 tonnes. Sudan, the single
largest importer in the region, is expected
to import 900,000 tonnes, a substantial increase from 2014-15 when the nation only
imported 366,000 tonnes but in line with
2015-16 imports of 880,000 tonnes.
Somalia is expected to import 250,000
tonnes, which is an increase from the February estimate, but still down from the
347,000 tonnes imported in 2015-16.
North and Central America were notable in that the regions saw little change
in estimates. Imports were revised upward
by 10,000 tonnes, with totals holding
steady in Canada (150,000 tonnes), Mexico (300,000 tonnes) and the United States
(350,000 tonnes).
Imports into South America increased
by 130,000 tonnes to 1.17 million tonnes,
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due to expected increases in Brazil and
Bolivia. Brazil's imports are estimated
at 750,000 tonnes, an increase of 50,000
tonnes from the previous estimate, and
up from 456,000 tonnes in 2015-16.
Bolivia's imports are now estimated at
340,000 tonnes, up 60,000 tonnes from
the February estimate, and also up from

the 266,000 tonnes imported in 2015-16.
Near East Asia saw an increase of
140,000 tonnes to a total of 3.6 million
tonnes, mostly due to a 100,000-tonne increase in Yemen.
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