FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.19
Cereal output in 2003 is expected to have decreased for the second consecutive year to an estimated 125 000 tonnes. Imports of cereals in 2004 are tentatively estimated at some 46 000 tonnes, slightly higher than last year’s requirement.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 27 | 117 | 144 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 23 | 126 | 149 |
| Previous year imports | 34 | 5 | 4 | 43 |
| Previous five years average imports | 34 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | - | 19 | 115 | 134 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 25 | 100 | 125 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 16 | 100 | 116 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| 2004 Utilization | 37 | 24 | 119 | 180 |
| Food use | 36 | 21 | 104 | 161 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 3 | 15 | 19 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 37 | 5 | 4 | 46 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 37 | 5 | 1 | 43 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 9 | 5 | 27 | 42 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 109 | 79 | 84 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 109 | 167 | 133 | 115 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 22 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; tree nuts; coarse grains; fruit | |||
| Lean season | May-July | |||
| Population (000s) | 3 887 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 250 | |||