Africa Report - No. 1 April 2005

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.11

ANGOLA

The estimated 2004 cereal production is about 9 percent above the previous yearï¿½s level reflecting both higher plantings and yields. Cereal import requirements at 820ï¿½000 tonnes are above last year as total utilization has increased. The annual per capita cereal consumption rate has increased by about 3 kg reflecting higher imports of wheat and rice in the past years and this seasonï¿½s improved maize production. Food aid requirements have been reduced due to improved security in the country.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
ï¿½	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
ï¿½	[	thousand tonnes		]
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	4	16	642	662
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	4	13	551	568
Previous year imports	412	157	267	837
Previous five years average imports	338	120	212	670
2004/05 Domestic Availability	33	24	700	757
2004 Production (incl. paddy rice)	3	21	700	724
2004 Production (incl. milled rice)	3	14	700	717
Possible stock drawdown	30	10	-	40
2004/05 Utilization	423	214	940	1 577
Food use	419	211	808	1 438
Non-food use	4	3	121	128
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	11	11
2004/05 Import Requirement	390	190	240	820
Anticipated commercial imports	390	190	62	642
of which: received or contracted	249	341	66	656
Food aid needs	-	-	178	178
Current Aid Position	ï¿½	ï¿½	ï¿½	ï¿½
Food aid pledges	-	-	69	69
of which: delivered	-	-	47	47
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	27	14	53	94
Indexes	[	percentage		]
2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	75	158	127	127
2004/05 Import requirement compared to average	115	158	113	122
Cereal share of total calorie intake	ï¿½	ï¿½	ï¿½	32
Additional Information	ï¿½	ï¿½	ï¿½	ï¿½
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; maize; plantains
Lean season	January-April
Population (000s)	15 299	ï¿½	ï¿½	ï¿½
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$)	740	ï¿½	ï¿½	ï¿½

FAO/GIEWSï¿½-ï¿½April 2005