FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.28
The just ending 2004 marketing year (January/December) domestic cereal availability is now estimated at 10.08 million tonnes against total utilization requirements of about 10.55 million tonnes. Total cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 475�000 tonnes. With commercial imports anticipated at 35�000 tonnes, food aid needs amount to 440�000 tonnes. As of mid November, food aid pledges stood at 490�000 tonnes of which 372�000 tonnes had been delivered.
| 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) | 1 147 | - | 5 641 | 6 788 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 1 325 | - | 7 078 | 8 403 |
| Previous year imports | 1 792 | 16 | 142 | 1 949 |
| Previous five years average imports | 1 016 | 13 | 72 | 1 101 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | 2 177 | - | 7 903 | 10 080 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 1 727 | - | 7 903 | 9 630 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 1 727 | - | 7 903 | 9 630 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 450 | - | - | 450 |
| 2004 Utilization | 2 557 | 16 | 7 983 | 10 556 |
| Food use | 2 384 | 16 | 7 003 | 9 403 |
| Non-food use | 173 | - | 870 | 1 043 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 20 | 20 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 90 | 90 |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 380 | 16 | 80 | 476 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 20 | 15 | - | 35 |
| of which: received or contracted | 18 | - | - | 18 |
| Food aid needs | 360 | 1 | 80 | 441 |
| Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
| Food aid pledges | 410 | 1 | 79 | 490 |
| of which: delivered | 319 | 1 | 52 | 372 |
| Donor-financed purchases | 35 | - | 70 | 105 |
| of which: for local use | 35 | - | 70 | 105 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 33 | - | 97 | 130 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 130 | - | 112 | 115 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 37 | 123 | 111 | 43 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 79 |
| Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
| Major foodcrops | sorghum; teff; millet; maize; pulses | |||
| Lean season | August-November | |||
| Population (000s) | 72 438 | � | � | � |
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 90 | � | � | � |