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Namibia to import SA cereals

    JOHANNESBURG

    Namibia will have to import more than 137,000 mt of cereals from South Africa to prepare for a shortfall in the 2000-2001 season, despite the moderate rainfall experienced by the Southern African region, news reports said on Wednesday.

    The disappointing harvest was caused by dry spells during the rainy season, especially between January and March, Namibia’s Early Warning and Food Information System was quoted as saying. Commercial mills have reportedly imported 19,000 mt of wheat and 21,200 mt of white maize.

    Namibia, with an estimated population of 1,8 million, has an average per capita cereal consumption of 135 kg.

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