FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.30
The joint FAO/CILSS Mission in late October provisionally estimated cereal production in 2004 at a record 239�000 tonnes, an increase of about 12 percent over last year�s good crop and significantly above the average for the previous five years. Cereal import requirements for 2004/05 are forecast at about 141�000 tonnes, to be mainly covered on commercial basis
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| � | Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals |
| � | [ | thousand tonnes | ] | |
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 30 | 184 | 213 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 29 | 146 | 175 |
| Previous year imports | 25 | 96 | - | 121 |
| Previous five years average imports | 42 | 99 | 1 | 142 |
| 2004/05 Domestic Availability | - | 26 | 198 | 225 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 40 | 198 | 239 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 26 | 198 | 225 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2004/05 Utilization | 40 | 127 | 199 | 366 |
| Food use | 27 | 92 | 111 | 231 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 5 | 65 | 71 |
| Exports or re-exports | 12 | 30 | 20 | 62 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2004/05 Import Requirement | 40 | 101 | - | 141 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 40 | 100 | - | 140 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
| Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 18 | 61 | 74 | 154 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 139 | 136 | 136 |
| 2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 95 | 102 | 25 | 99 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 55 |
| Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
| Major foodcrops | rice; millet; sorghum | |||
| Lean season | July-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 502 | � | � | � |
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 310 | � | � | � |