Africa Report - No. 3 December 2004

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.50

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Cereal production in 2003 has been estimated at about 450яПН000 tonnes, some 8 percent higher than in 2002. Cereal imports in 2004, mostly rice, are forecast at some 287яПН000 tonnes, compared to 296яПН000 tonnes imported last year.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
яПН	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
яПН	[	thousand tonnes		]
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	373	44	417
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	275	35	310
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	24	-	35
Food aid needs	40	-	2	42
Current Aid Position	яПН	яПН	яПН	яПН
Food aid pledges	28	11	3	42
of which: delivered	19	4	3	26
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)	-	145	144	145
2004 Import requirement compared to average	111	124	78	119
Cereal share of total calorie intake	яПН	яПН	яПН	54
Additional Information	яПН	яПН	яПН	яПН
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers
Lean season	July-August
Population (000s)	5 408	яПН	яПН	яПН
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$)	150	яПН	яПН	яПН

FAO/GIEWSяПН-яПНDecember 2004