FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.57

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ZAMBIA

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)
�WheatRiceCoarse GrainsTotal Cereals
�[thousand tonnes]
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)136111 2161 363
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)93131 0131 119
Previous year imports4323231297
Previous five years average imports4523226294
2004/05 Domestic Availability9381 3731 474
2004 Production (rice in paddy terms)83121 2771 372
2004 Production (rice in milled terms)8381 2771 368
Possible stock drawdown10-96106
2004/05 Utilization141301 3731 544
Food use137291 0061 172
Non-food use4-217221
Exports or re-exports--150150
Possible stock build up-1-1
2004/05 Import Requirement4822-70
Anticipated commercial imports3322-55
of which: received or contracted3322358
Food aid needs15--15
Current Aid Position����
Food aid pledges20--20
of which: delivered13--13
Donor-financed purchases--4141
of which: for local use--3030
for export--1111
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)13393108
Indexes[percentage]
2004 production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)8990126123
2004/05 Import requirement compared to average10796-24
Cereal share of total calorie intake���65
Additional Information����
Major foodcropsmaize; roots; tubers
Lean seasonMarch-May
Population (000s)10 832���
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$)380���
FAO/GIEWS�-�April 2005

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