FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.42

��MOZAMBIQUE

The 2004 cereal production is estimated at 2 million tonnes, some 11 percent above last year�s level. Import requirements are estimated at 785�000 tonnes, mainly rice and wheat, but also maize meal for southern areas, because moving maize from the surplus areas of North to the South remains uncompetitive due to high internal transport costs. Commercial imports are estimated at 655�000 tonnes and food aid at 130�000 tonnes. Local purchases of maize will complement the regional emergency food aid requirements.