Africa Report - No. 1 April 2005

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.53

SWAZILAND

The FAO estimated 2004 cereal production of 65ďż˝000 tonnes is 12 percent below last yearďż˝s crop but about 30 percent below the average level. Domestic production normally meets little more than one third of the countryďż˝s total cereal requirements. Cereal import requirements for 2004/05 marketing year have increased to 132ďż˝000 tonnes, including 32ďż˝000 tonnes of food aid.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (May/April)
ďż˝	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
ďż˝	[	thousand tonnes		]
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	74	74
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	95	95
Previous year imports	46	17	69	132
Previous five years average imports	42	10	41	93
2004/05 Domestic Availability	6	-	65	71
2004 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	65	65
2004 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	65	65
Possible stock drawdown	6	-	-	6
2004/05 Utilization	47	7	150	203
Food use	47	7	143	196
Non-food use	-	-	4	4
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	3	3
2004/05 Import Requirement	41	7	84	132
Anticipated commercial imports	41	7	52	100
of which: received or contracted	27	-	29	56
Food aid needs	-	-	32	32
Current Aid Position	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
Food aid pledges	-	-	1	1
of which: delivered	-	-	1	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	4	4
of which: for local use	-	-	4	4
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	42	7	128	176
Indexes	[	percentage		]
2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	69	69
2004/05 Import requirement compared to average	96	71	206	142
Cereal share of total calorie intake	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	44
Additional Information	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
Major foodcrops	maize
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	1 117	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$)	1 350	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝

FAO/GIEWSďż˝-ďż˝April 2005