FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.58
Zambia�s total cereal production in 2004 has been estimated at 1.37 million tonnes. This is about the same as last year but 23 percent above the average of the last five years. As a result, the country is expected to have exportable surplus of 150�000 tonnes of maize in the 2004/05 marketing year. Cereal import requirements are limited to reduced quantities of wheat and rice in which the country has a structural deficit and are met through commercial imports.
CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (May/April) | ||||
� | Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals |
� | [ | thousand tonnes | ] | |
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 136 | 11 | 1 216 | 1 363 |
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 93 | 13 | 1 013 | 1 119 |
Previous year imports | 43 | 23 | 231 | 297 |
Previous five years average imports | 45 | 23 | 226 | 294 |
2004/05 Domestic Availability | 93 | 8 | 1 373 | 1 474 |
2004 Production (rice in paddy terms) | 83 | 12 | 1 277 | 1 372 |
2004 Production (rice in milled terms) | 83 | 8 | 1 277 | 1 368 |
Possible stock drawdown | 10 | - | 96 | 106 |
2004/05 Utilization | 141 | 22 | 1 373 | 1 536 |
Food use | 137 | 21 | 1 006 | 1 164 |
Non-food use | 4 | - | 217 | 221 |
Exports or re-exports | - | - | 150 | 150 |
Possible stock build up | - | 1 | - | 1 |
2004/05 Import Requirement | 48 | 14 | - | 62 |
Anticipated commercial imports | 33 | 14 | - | 47 |
of which: received or contracted | 19 | 16 | 1 | 36 |
Food aid needs | 15 | - | - | 15 |
Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
Food aid pledges | 13 | - | - | 13 |
of which: delivered | 6 | - | - | 6 |
Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 24 | 24 |
of which: for local use | - | - | 24 | 24 |
for export | - | - | - | - |
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 13 | 2 | 93 | 107 |
Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
2004 production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 89 | 90 | 126 | 123 |
2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 107 | 61 | - | 21 |
Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 65 |
Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
Major foodcrops | maize; roots; tubers | |||
Lean season | March-May | |||
Population (000s) | 10 832 | � | � | � |
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 380 | � | � | � |