FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2, July 2003

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - July 2003 p.31

GHANA

Aggregate 2002 cereal production is officially estimated at some 2.15 million tonnes, 26 percent above the average of the last five years. The cereal import requirement for 2003 is estimated at 462 000 tonnes of which about 402 000 tonnes are anticipated to be covered by commercial imports.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
	[	thousand tonnes		]
Previous year production	-	284	1 352	1 636
Previous five years average production	-	225	1 482	1 707
Previous year imports	288	220	34	542
Previous five years average imports	245	218	37	500
2003 Domestic Availability	-	187	1 875	2 062
2002 Production (rice in paddy terms)	-	280	1 875	2 155
2002 Production (rice in milled terms)	-	187	1 875	2 062
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2003 Utilization	250	387	1 887	2 524
Food use	247	343	1 201	1 791
Non-food use	3	34	407	443
Exports or re-exports	-	10	200	210
Possible stock build up	-	-	80	80
2003 Import Requirement	250	200	12	462
Anticipated commercial imports	210	190	2	402
of which: received or contracted	61	118	5	183
Food aid needs	40	10	10	60
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	25	1	10	36
of which: delivered	-	1	-	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	12	17	60	90
Indexes	[	percentage		]
2002 Prod. compared to average (rice paddy terms)	-	124	127	126
2003 Import requirement compared to average	102	92	32	92
Cereal share of total calorie intake				28
Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; coarse grains; rice
Lean season	April-June
Population (000s)	19 904
GNP per capita in 2001 (US$)	290

FAO/GIEWS - July 2003