FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.55
Domestic cereal availability in 2004/05 marketing year (June/May) is estimated at 4.62 million tonnes against total utilization of 5.07 million tonnes. The cereal import requirement is thus estimated at 452�000 tonnes. With commercial imports estimated at 372�000 tonnes, the food aid requirement is 80�000 tonnes.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (June/May) | ||||
| � | Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals |
| � | [ | thousand tonnes | ] | |
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 71 | 650 | 3 334 | 4 055 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 71 | 756 | 3 286 | 4 113 |
| Previous year imports | 200 | 154 | 264 | 618 |
| Previous five years average imports | 276 | 139 | 115 | 530 |
| 2004/05 Domestic Availability | 135 | 488 | 3 997 | 4 619 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 85 | 750 | 3 997 | 4 832 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | 85 | 488 | 3 997 | 4 569 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 50 | - | - | 50 |
| 2004/05 Utilization | 255 | 620 | 4 197 | 5 071 |
| Food use | 226 | 545 | 3 567 | 4 338 |
| Non-food use | 9 | 60 | 450 | 519 |
| Exports or re-exports | 20 | 5 | 150 | 175 |
| Possible stock build up | - | 10 | 30 | 40 |
| 2004/05 Import Requirement | 120 | 132 | 200 | 452 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 120 | 132 | 120 | 372 |
| of which: received or contracted | 106 | 17 | 67 | 190 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | 80 | 80 |
| Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 9 | 9 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | 7 | 7 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 6 | 14 | 95 | 115 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 120 | 99 | 122 | 117 |
| 2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 43 | 95 | 174 | 85 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 51 |
| Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
| Major foodcrops | maize; roots; tubers; sorghum; pulses; plantains; rice | |||
| Lean season | February-April | |||
| Population (000s) | 37 691 | � | � | � |
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 290 | � | � | � |