FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.32
Output from the 2003 cereal harvest, mostly rice, has been estimated at an average level of about 1 million tonnes, fractionally more than last year�s production. Cereal import requirements for marketing year 2004 are estimated at 425�000 tonnes. Commercial imports are projected at 385�000 tonnes, leaving a food aid requirement of 40�000 tonnes.
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) | - | 798 | 241 | 1 038 |
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 814 | 229 | 1 043 |
Previous year imports | 152 | 320 | 7 | 479 |
Previous five years average imports | 124 | 269 | 6 | 399 |
2004 Domestic Availability | 15 | 562 | 246 | 823 |
2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 843 | 246 | 1 088 |
2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 562 | 246 | 808 |
Possible stock drawdown | 15 | - | - | 15 |
2004 Utilization | 135 | 862 | 251 | 1 248 |
Food use | 132 | 680 | 209 | 1 020 |
Non-food use | 3 | 122 | 42 | 167 |
Exports or re-exports | - | 60 | - | 60 |
Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
2004 Import Requirement | 120 | 300 | 5 | 425 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 100 | 285 | - | 385 |
of which: received or contracted | 41 | 44 | - | 85 |
Food aid needs | 20 | 15 | 5 | 40 |
Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
Food aid pledges | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
of which: delivered | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
for export | - | - | - | - |
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 17 | 88 | 27 | 132 |
Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 104 | 107 | 104 |
2004 Import requirement compared to average | 97 | 112 | 83 | 107 |
Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 44 |
Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
Major foodcrops | rice; roots; tubers; coarse grains | |||
Lean season | July-September | |||
Population (000s) | 7 717 | � | � | � |
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 430 | � | � | � |