FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.29
Cereal production in 2004 was provisionally estimated at a record 239 000 tonnes, an increase of about 12 percent over last year�s good crop and significantly above the average for the previous five years. Cereal import requirements for 2004/05 are forecast at about 141 000 tonnes, to be mainly covered on commercial basis.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| � | Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals |
| � | [ | thousand tonnes | ] | |
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 30 | 184 | 213 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 29 | 146 | 175 |
| Previous year imports | 55 | 96 | - | 151 |
| Previous five years average imports | 48 | 99 | 1 | 148 |
| 2004/05 Domestic Availability | 5 | 26 | 198 | 230 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 40 | 198 | 239 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 26 | 198 | 225 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 2004/05 Utilization | 45 | 127 | 199 | 371 |
| Food use | 32 | 93 | 137 | 262 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 4 | 39 | 44 |
| Exports or re-exports | 12 | 30 | 20 | 62 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2004/05 Import Requirement | 40 | 101 | - | 141 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 40 | 100 | - | 140 |
| of which: received or contracted | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Food aid needs | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Current Aid Position | � | � | � | � |
| Food aid pledges | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 21 | 62 | 91 | 175 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 139 | 136 | 136 |
| 2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 83 | 102 | 25 | 95 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | � | � | � | 55 |
| Additional Information | � | � | � | � |
| Major foodcrops | rice; millet; sorghum | |||
| Lean season | July-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 502 | � | � | � |
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 310 | � | � | � |