Africa Report - No. 1 April 2005

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.35

LIBERIA

Paddy production in 2004/05 is estimated at 159ďż˝600 tonnes compared to 110ďż˝000 tonnes in 2003/04, reflecting the return of many displaced people following the end of the civil war. Cereal import requirements in 2005 are estimated at 210ďż˝000 tonnes, about one-third of which is anticipated to be covered by food aid.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
ďż˝	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
ďż˝	[	thousand tonnes		]
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	110	-	110
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	127	-	127
Previous year imports	66	150	11	226
Previous five years average imports	60	107	38	205
2005 Domestic Availability	-	104	-	104
2004 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	160	-	160
2004 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	104	-	104
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2005 Utilization	75	224	15	314
Food use	73	200	15	288
Non-food use	2	24	-	26
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2005 Import Requirement	75	120	15	210
Anticipated commercial imports	15	120	-	135
of which: received or contracted	-	1	-	1
Food aid needs	60	-	15	75
Current Aid Position	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
Food aid pledges	21	-	2	23
of which: delivered	21	-	2	23
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	21	57	4	83
Indexes	[	percentage		]
2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	126	-	126
2005 Import requirement compared to average	125	112	39	102
Cereal share of total calorie intake	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	36
Additional Information	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers; oils
Lean season	July-August
Population (000s)	3 482	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$)	130	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝

FAO/GIEWSďż˝-ďż˝April 2005