FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.50
Cereal production in 2003 has been estimated at about 450 000 tonnes, some 8 percent higher than in 2002. Cereal imports in 2004, mostly rice, are forecast at some 287 000 tonnes, compared to 296 000 tonnes imported last year.
| 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) | - | 373 | 44 | 417 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 292 | 35 | 327 |
| Previous year imports | 75 | 208 | 13 | 296 |
| Previous five years average imports | 63 | 170 | 9 | 242 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | - | 240 | 56 | 296 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 400 | 50 | 450 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 240 | 50 | 290 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 Utilization | 70 | 450 | 63 | 583 |
| Food use | 68 | 390 | 53 | 511 |
| Non-food use | - | 60 | 10 | 70 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 70 | 210 | 7 | 287 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 30 | 210 | 5 | 245 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 11 | - | 11 |
| Food aid needs | 40 | - | 2 | 42 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 11 | - | 2 | 13 |
| of which: delivered | 11 | - | 2 | 13 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 13 | 72 | 10 | 95 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 137 | 144 | 138 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 111 | 124 | 78 | 119 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 54 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | rice; roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | July-August | |||
| Population (000s) | 5 408 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 140 | |||