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	Cereal Supply/Demand Balances for Sub-Saharan Africa	February 2012

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	Terminology
	Angola
	Benin
	Botswana
	Burkina Faso
	Burundi
	Cameroon
	Cape Verde
	Central African Republic
	Chad
	Comoros
	Congo, Democratic Republic of
	Congo, Republic of
	Côte d’Ivoire
	Djibouti
	Equatorial Guinea
	Eritrea
	Ethiopia
	Gabon
	Gambia, Republic of
	Ghana
	Guinea
	Guinea-Bissau
	Kenya
	Lesotho
	Liberia
	Madagascar
	Malawi
	Mali
	Mauritania
	Mauritius
	Mozambique
	Namibia
	Niger
	Nigeria
	Rwanda
	Sao Tome and Principe
	Senegal
	Seychelles
	Sierra Leone
	Somalia
	South Africa
	Sudan
	Swaziland
	Tanzania, United Republic of
	Togo
	Uganda
	Zambia
	Zimbabwe


Angola

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse grains	Total cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	4	9	671	684
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	4	16	686	706
Previous year imports	388	209	73	670
Previous five years average imports	420	168	171	759
2007/08 domestic availability	24	10	844	878
2007 production (incl. paddy rice)	4	15	844	863
2007 production (incl. milled rice)	4	10	844	858
Possible stock drawdown	20	-	-	20
2007/08 utilization	449	215	913	1 577
Food use	445	207	772	1 424
Non-food use	4	3	136	143
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	5	5	10
2007/08 import requirement	425	205	68	698
Anticipated commercial imports	425	200	50	675
of which: received or contracted	330	143	-	474
Food aid needs	-	5	18	23
Current aid position
Food aid pledges	-	3	3	6
of which: delivered	-	3	3	6
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year)	27	13	47	87

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	94	123	122
2007/08 import requirement compared to average	101	122	40	92
Cereal share of total calorie intake				32

Additional information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; maize; plantains
Lean season	January-April
Population (000s)	16 338
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	1 980


Benin

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse grains	Total cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	80	1 015	1 095
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	70	992	1 062
Previous year imports	46	156	2	2041
Previous five years average imports	52	144	2	198
2008 domestic availability	1	55	1 139	1 194
2007 production (incl. paddy rice)	-	91	1 116	1 207
2007 production (incl. milled rice)	-	55	1 116	1 171
Possible stock drawdown	1	-	23	23
2008 utilization	37	215	1 141	1 392
Food use	35	106	712	852
Non-food use	1	9	274	284
Exports or re-exports	1	100	155	256
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 import requirement	36	160	2	1981
Anticipated commercial imports	35	150	-	185
of which: received or contracted	-	50	-	50
Food aid needs	1	10	2	13
Current aid position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year)	5	14	94	113

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	130	113	114
2008 import requirement compared to average	69	111	100	100
Cereal share of total calorie intake				36

Additional information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; maize
Lean season	April-June
Population (000s)	7 542
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	540
1 Includes 1 000 tonnes of wheat and 100 000 tonnes of rice for re-export.


Botswana

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	1	-	49	50
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	1	-	33	34
Previous year imports	93	36	152	282
Previous five years average imports	80	21	182	283
2007/08 Domestic Availability	-	-	37	37
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	34	34
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	34	34
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	3	3
2007/08 Utilization	96	36	226	359
Food use	86	36	221	343
Non-food use	-	-	6	6
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	10	-	-	10
2007/08 Import Requirement	96	36	189	321
Anticipated commercial imports	96	36	189	321
of which: received or contracted	105	21	136	261
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	47	20	119	186

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	7	-	104	101
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	120	171	104	114
Cereal share of total calorie intake				51

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	sorghum; pulses; vegetables
Lean season	January-March
Population (000s)	1 850
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	5 900


Burkina Faso

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	114	3 567	3 681
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	93	3 290	3 383
Previous year imports	61	184	29	274
Previous five years average imports	57	214	14	285
2007/08 Domestic Availability	-	81	3 638	3 719
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	123	3 613	3 736
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	81	3 613	3 694
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	25	25
2007/08 Utilization	47	266	3 686	3 998
Food use	46	256	2 721	3 022
Non-food use	1	10	590	601
Exports or re-exports	-	-	375	375
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2007/08 Import Requirement	47	184	48	279
Anticipated commercial imports	46	175	17	238
of which: received or contracted	5	-	-	5
Food aid needs	1	9	31	41
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	3	4	7
of which: delivered	-	3	3	6
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	1	1
of which: for local use	-	-	1	1
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	3	17	181	201

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	132	110	110
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	82	86	344	98
Cereal share of total calorie intake				75

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; sorghum; pulses; maize
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	15 077
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	460


Burundi

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	8	71	212	290
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	8	67	210	285
Previous year imports	31	8	87	126
Previous five years average imports	27	5	74	106
2008 Domestic Availability	8	48	216	272
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	8	72	216	296
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	8	48	216	272
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008 Utilization	41	58	312	411
Food use	39	50	280	369
Non-food use	2	8	32	42
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	33	10	96	139
Anticipated commercial imports	33	6	41	80
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	-	4	55	59
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	3	3
of which: delivered	-	-	3	3
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	2	2
of which: for local use	-	-	2	2
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	5	6	34	44

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	103	107	103	104
2008 Import requirement compared to average	122	200	130	131
Cereal share of total calorie intake				16

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	pulses; plantains; roots; tubers; maize; sorghum
Lean season	November-December
Population (000s)	8 296
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	100


Cameroon

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	120	1 825	1 945
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	93	1 487	1 580
Previous year imports	300	360	20	6801
Previous five years average imports	282	334	22	638
2008 Domestic Availability	-	90	1 825	1 915
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	110	1 725	1 835
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	75	1 725	1 800
Possible stock drawdown	-	15	100	115
2008 Utilization	300	450	1 845	2 595
Food use	246	395	1 286	1 927
Non-food use	4	5	524	533
Exports or re-exports	50	50	35	135
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	300	360	20	6801
Anticipated commercial imports	300	360	20	680
of which: received or contracted	12	39	-	51
Food aid needs	-	1	-	1
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	1	-	1
of which: delivered	-	1	-	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	13	21	69	104

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	118	116	116
2008 Import requirement compared to average	106	108	91	107
Cereal share of total calorie intake				43

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; coarse grains; fruit
Lean season	June-August
Population (000s)	18 622
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	1 080
1 Includes 50 000 tonnes of wheat for re-export.


Cape Verde

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	6	6
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	8	8
Previous year imports	24	33	17	74
Previous five years average imports	21	30	29	80
2007/08 Domestic Availability	-	10	5	15
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	4	4
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	4	4
Possible stock drawdown	-	10	-	10
2007/08 Utilization	23	30	36	88
Food use	22	30	35	87
Non-food use	-	-	1	1
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	1	-	-	1
2007/08 Import Requirement	23	20	31	74
Anticipated commercial imports	20	16	30	66
of which: received or contracted	3	-	-	3
Food aid needs	3	4	1	8
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	3	-	3
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	0.4	-	0.4
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	43	59	68	169

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	55	55
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	108	67	107	92
Cereal share of total calorie intake				50

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; rice; pulses
Lean season	n.a since 90% of requirements covered by imports
Population (000s)	514
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	2 130


Central African Republic

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	30	179	209
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	29	172	201
Previous year imports	40	3	19	62
Previous five years average imports	41	3	11	55
2008 Domestic Availability	-	19	184	203
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	30	179	209
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	19	179	198
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	5	5
2008 Utilization	37	22	188	247
Food use	37	22	164	223
Non-food use	-	-	23	23
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	37	3	4	44
Anticipated commercial imports	32	1	2	35
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	6	2	2	9
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	6	2	1	9
of which: delivered	-	-	1	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	9	5	39	54

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	103	104	104
2008 Import requirement compared to average	90	100	32	79
Cereal share of total calorie intake				22

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; tree nuts; coarse grains; fruit
Lean season	May-July
Population (000s)	4 177
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	360


Chad

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	2	112	1 877	1 991
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	2	123	1 453	1 578
Previous year imports	84	15	39	138
Previous five years average imports	72	15	32	119
2007/08 Domestic Availability	9	100	1 931	2 039
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	4	146	1 931	2 080
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	4	100	1 931	2 034
Possible stock drawdown	5	-	-	5
2007/08 Utilization	74	120	1 972	2 165
Food use	73	95	1 170	1 338
Non-food use	1	17	445	463
Exports or re-exports	-	-	327	327
Possible stock build up	-	7	30	37
2007/08 Import Requirement	65	20	41	126
Anticipated commercial imports	40	15	3	58
of which: received or contracted	4	-	-	4
Food aid needs	25	5	38	68
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	10	-	38	48
of which: delivered	10	-	10	20
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	7	10	117	134

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	180	118	133	132
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	90	133	129	106
Cereal share of total calorie intake				54

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; sorghum; roots; tubers; tree nuts
Lean season	August-September
Population (000s)	9 962
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	480


Comoros

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	17	4	21
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	17	4	21
Previous year imports	8	34	-	42
Previous five years average imports	7	34	-	41
2008 Domestic Availability	1	12	4	17
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	17	4	21
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	11	4	15
Possible stock drawdown	1	1	-	2
2008 Utilization	8	46	4	58
Food use	8	45	2	55
Non-food use	-	1	2	3
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	7	34	-	41
Anticipated commercial imports	7	34	-	41
of which: received or contracted	-	25	-	25
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	9	53	2	64

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	100	100	100
2008 Import requirement compared to average	100	100	-	100
Cereal share of total calorie intake				44

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers; bananas; coconuts
Lean season	January-December
Population (000s)	858
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	660


Congo, Democratic Republic of

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	9	316	1 254	1 578
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	9	315	1 250	1 574
Previous year imports	385	142	100	627
Previous five years average imports	324	113	82	519
2008 Domestic Availability	9	210	1 254	1 473
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	9	315	1 254	1 578
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	9	210	1 254	1 473
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008 Utilization	424	360	1 364	2 148
Food use	416	337	1 087	1 840
Non-food use	8	23	277	308
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	415	150	110	675
Anticipated commercial imports	400	149	60	609
of which: received or contracted	-	1.4	2.1	3.5
Food aid needs	15	1	50	66
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	30	30
of which: delivered	-	-	14	14
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	1	1
of which: for local use	-	-	1	1
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	7	6	18	30

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	100	100	100
2008 Import requirement compared to average	128	133	134	130
Cereal share of total calorie intake				18

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; coarse grains; fruit
Lean season	north: October; south: November-December
Population (000s)	61 530
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	130


Congo, Republic of

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1	7	8
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1	7	8
Previous year imports	230	82	5	317
Previous five years average imports	220	74	5	299
2008 Domestic Availability	5	4	7	16
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1	7	8
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	1	7	8
Possible stock drawdown	5	3	-	8
2008 Utilization	235	86	12	333
Food use	230	81	10	320
Non-food use	5	5	2	12
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	230	82	5	317
Anticipated commercial imports	230	77	5	312
of which: received or contracted	-	13	-	13
Food aid needs	-	5	-	5
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)	63	22	3	87

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	100	100	100
2008 Import requirement compared to average	105	111	100	106
Cereal share of total calorie intake				30

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; fruit
Lean season	September-November
Population (000s)	3 662
GNI per capita in 2005 (US$)	950


Côte d’Ivoire

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1 200	717	1 917
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1 106	656	1 762
Previous year imports	321	800	48	1 169
Previous five years average imports	309	908	35	1 252
2008 Domestic Availability	-	720	687	1 407
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1 200	657	1 857
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	720	657	1 377
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	30	30
2008 Utilization	300	1 620	727	2 647
Food use	295	1 393	577	2 264
Non-food use	5	128	141	273
Exports or re-exports	-	100	10	110
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	300	900	40	1 240
Anticipated commercial imports	300	885	30	1 215
of which: received or contracted	100	188	-	288
Food aid needs	-	15	10	25
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	1	-	1
of which: delivered	-	1	-	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	1	-	1
of which: for local use	-	1	-	1
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	16	74	31	120

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	108	100	105
2008 Import requirement compared to average	97	99	114	99
Cereal share of total calorie intake				41

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; fruit; rice; maize
Lean season	April-July
Population (000s)	18 829
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	870


Djibouti

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous year imports	40	29	5	74
Previous five years average imports	44	29	3	76
2008 Domestic Availability	5	-	1	6
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	-	-
Possible stock drawdown	5	-	1	6
2008 Utilization	45	29	4	78
Food use	45	29	3	77
Non-food use	-	-	1	1
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	40	29	3	72
Anticipated commercial imports	35	29	-	64
of which: received or contracted	-	2	-	2
Food aid needs	5	-	3	8
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	66	43	4	113

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2008 Import requirement compared to average	91	100	100	95
Cereal share of total calorie intake				53

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	vegetables
Lean season	January-December
Population (000s)	680
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	1 060


Equatorial Guinea

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous year imports	16	8	-	24
Previous five years average imports	15	7	-	22
2008 Domestic Availability	2	-	-	2
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	-	-
Possible stock drawdown	2	-	-	2
2008 Utilization	18	8	-	26
Food use	14	8	-	22
Non-food use	-	-	-	-
Exports or re-exports	4	-	-	4
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	16	8	-	24
Anticipated commercial imports	16	8	-	24
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	25	15	-	40

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2008 Import requirement compared to average	107	114	-	109
Cereal share of total calorie intake				15

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	cassava; sweet potatoes; plantains
Lean season	September-November
Population (000s)	551
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	8 250


Eritrea

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	20	-	208	228
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	6	-	118	124
Previous year imports	160	11	45	216
Previous five years average imports	244	11	69	324
2008 Domestic Availability	20	-	210	230
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	20	-	210	230
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	20	-	210	230
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008 Utilization	290	11	255	556
Food use	288	11	200	499
Non-food use	2	-	40	42
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	15	15
2008 Import Requirement	270	11	45	326
Anticipated commercial imports	220	11	25	256
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	50	-	20	70
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	7	-	-	7
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	74	3	51	128

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	333	-	178	185
2008 Import requirement compared to average	111	100	65	101
Cereal share of total calorie intake				79

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	sorghum; teff; millet; maize; pulses
Lean season	August-November
Population (000s)	3 912
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	200


Ethiopia

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	2 561	-	12 245	14 806
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	2 022	-	9 449	11 471
Previous year imports	455	15	29	499
Previous five years average imports	799	16	76	891
2008 Domestic Availability	4 020	-	12 488	16 508
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	4 020	-	12 108	16 128
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	4 020	-	12 108	16 128
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	380	380
2008 Utilization	4 230	16	12 520	16 766
Food use	2 878	16	9 876	12 770
Non-food use	602	-	2 424	3 026
Exports or re-exports	350	-	220	570
Possible stock build up	400	-	-	400
2008 Import Requirement	210	16	32	258
Anticipated commercial imports	10	15	-	25
of which: received or contracted	-	1	-	1
Food aid needs	200	1	32	233
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	71.1	-	23.4	95
of which: delivered	39	-	20	59
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	6	6
of which: for local use	-	-	6	6
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	36	-	124	160

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	199	-	128	141
2008 Import requirement compared to average	26	100	43	29
Cereal share of total calorie intake				79

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	sorghum; teff; millet; maize; pulses
Lean season	August-November
Population (000s)	79 660
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	180


Gabon

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	28	28
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	30	30
Previous year imports	80	90	5	175
Previous five years average imports	78	80	4	162
2008 Domestic Availability	5	-	30	35
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	30	30
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	30	30
Possible stock drawdown	5	-	-	5
2008 Utilization	85	85	35	205
Food use	84	50	27	161
Non-food use	1	35	8	44
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	80	85	5	170
Anticipated commercial imports	80	85	5	170
of which: received or contracted	-	14	-	14
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	57	34	18	110

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	100	100
2008 Import requirement compared to average	103	106	125	105
Cereal share of total calorie intake				26

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers
Lean season	September-November
Population (000s)	1 464
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	5 000


Gambia, Republic of

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	22	184	207
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	24	173	197
Previous year imports	26	102	-	1281
Previous five years average imports	37	107	1	145
2007/08 Domestic Availability	-	21	200	221
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	24	190	214
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	16	190	206
Possible stock drawdown	-	5	10	15
2007/08 Utilization	28	124	200	352
Food use	26	91	140	257
Non-food use	1	2	43	46
Exports or re-exports	1	30	18	49
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2007/08 Import Requirement	28	103	1	1322
Anticipated commercial imports	28	95	-	123
of which: received or contracted	1	30	-	31
Food aid needs	-	8	1	9
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	1	-	1
of which: delivered	-	1	-	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	16	56	86	159

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	101	110	109
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	76	96	50	91
Cereal share of total calorie intake				55

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; millet; sorghum
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	1 624
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	310
1 Includes 1 000 tonnes of wheat and 25 000 tonnes of rice for re-export. 2 Includes 1 000 tonnes of wheat and 30 000 tonnes of rice for re-export.


Ghana

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	250	1 669	1 919
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	249	1 719	1 968
Previous year imports	290	400	32	722
Previous five years average imports	298	442	38	778
2008 Domestic Availability	50	238	1 527	1 814
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	226	1 427	1 652
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	138	1 427	1 564
Possible stock drawdown	50	100	100	250
2008 Utilization	340	598	1 612	2 549
Food use	337	395	1 282	2 014
Non-food use	3	27	320	350
Exports or re-exports	-	175	10	185
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	290	360	85	735
Anticipated commercial imports	250	350	73	673
of which: received or contracted	-	73	-	73
Food aid needs	40	10	12	62
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	10	-	4	14
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	4	4
of which: for local use	-	-	4	4
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	15	18	57	89

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	91	83	84
2008 Import requirement compared to average	97	81	224	94
Cereal share of total calorie intake				28

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; coarse grains; rice
Lean season	April-June
Population (000s)	22 630
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	520


Guinea

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1 340	926	2 266
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1 029	416	1 445
Previous year imports	165	355	3	523
Previous five years average imports	164	337	4	505
2008 Domestic Availability	-	935	1 001	1 936
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1 402	1 001	2 402
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	935	1 001	1 936
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008 Utilization	165	1 270	1 003	2 438
Food use	162	770	330	1 262
Non-food use	3	350	560	913
Exports or re-exports	-	150	30	180
Possible stock build up	-	-	83	83
2008 Import Requirement	165	335	2	502
Anticipated commercial imports	150	320	-	470
of which: received or contracted	28	5	-	33
Food aid needs	15	15	2	32
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	4	-	4
of which: delivered	-	2	-	2
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	17	83	36	136

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	136	241	166
2008 Import requirement compared to average	101	99	50	99
Cereal share of total calorie intake				44

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers; coarse grains
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	9 312
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	410


Guinea-Bissau

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	106	119	225
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	90	87	177
Previous year imports	15	86	3	104
Previous five years average imports	18	59	2	79
2007/08 Domestic Availability	-	69	119	188
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	89	115	204
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	59	115	174
Possible stock drawdown	-	10	4	14
2007/08 Utilization	15	137	123	275
Food use	14	119	89	222
Non-food use	-	13	18	31
Exports or re-exports	-	5	17	22
Possible stock build up	1	-	-	1
2007/08 Import Requirement	15	68	4	87
Anticipated commercial imports	15	65	-	80
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	-	3	4	7
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	2	2	4
of which: delivered	-	1	2	3
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	8	69	51	128

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	99	132	115
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	83	115	215	110
Cereal share of total calorie intake				58

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; coarse grains; oils; fats; roots; tubers
Lean season	May-August
Population (000s)	1 726
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	190


Kenya

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (October/September)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	330	65	3 345	3 740
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	353	53	2 979	3 385
Previous year imports	673	250	257	1 180
Previous five years average imports	546	237	519	1 302
2007/08 Domestic Availability	535	39	3 234	3 808
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	265	60	3 034	3 359
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	265	39	3 034	3 338
Possible stock drawdown	270	-	200	470
2007/08 Utilization	965	309	3 556	4 830
Food use	924	299	3 133	4 356
Non-food use	41	10	423	474
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2007/08 Import Requirement	430	270	322	1 022
Anticipated commercial imports	330	265	204	800
of which: received or contracted	209	2	51	262
Food aid needs	100	5	118	223
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	86	5	39	130
of which: delivered	77	5	33	115
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	34	34
of which: for local use	-	-	32	32
for export	-	-	2	2
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	27	9	93	129

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	75	113	102	99
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	79	114	62	79
Cereal share of total calorie intake				50

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; wheat; pulses; roots; tubers
Lean season	June-July
Population (000s)	33 839
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	580


Lesotho

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	11	-	122	133
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	16	-	106	122
Previous year imports	77	25	90	191
Previous five years average imports	71	16	111	198
2007/08 Domestic Availability	10	-	70	81
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	10	-	62	72
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	10	-	62	72
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	8	9
2007/08 Utilization	115	13	172	300
Food use	112	13	168	292
Non-food use	-	-	4	5
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	3	-	-	3
2007/08 Import Requirement	105	13	102	219
Anticipated commercial imports	105	8	82	195
of which: received or contracted	108	-	82	190
Food aid needs	-	5	20	24
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	5	15	20
of which: delivered	-	5	15	20
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	14	14
of which: for local use	-	-	14	14
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	59	7	89	155

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	65	-	58	59
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	148	78	92	111
Cereal share of total calorie intake				78

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; sorghum; vegetables
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	1 882
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	1 030


Liberia

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	150	-	150
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	142	-	142
Previous year imports	65	163	15	243
Previous five years average imports	63	160	17	240
2008 Domestic Availability	-	126	-	126
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	155	-	155
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	101	-	101
Possible stock drawdown	-	25	-	25
2008 Utilization	65	286	15	366
Food use	63	263	15	341
Non-food use	2	23	-	25
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	65	160	15	240
Anticipated commercial imports	15	149	-	164
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	50	11	15	76
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	16.3	11	0.3	28
of which: delivered	2	-	-	2
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	17	71	4	92

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	109	-	109
2008 Import requirement compared to average	103	100	88	100
Cereal share of total calorie intake				36

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers; oils
Lean season	July-August
Population (000s)	3 718
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	140


Madagascar

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	10	3 485	301	3 796
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	10	3 068	299	3 377
Previous year imports	103	153	6	262
Previous five years average imports	106	195	10	311
2007/08 Domestic Availability	10	2 409	391	2 810
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	10	3 596	391	3 997
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	10	2 409	391	2 810
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2007/08 Utilization	131	2 587	402	3 120
Food use	130	2 397	357	2 884
Non-food use	-	165	30	195
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	1	25	15	41
2007/08 Import Requirement	121	178	11	310
Anticipated commercial imports	90	160	-	250
of which: received or contracted	81.4	144.3	-	226
Food aid needs	31	18	11	60
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	31	18	11	60
of which: delivered	31	18	11	60
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	7	123	18	148

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	117	131	118
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	114	91	107	100
Cereal share of total calorie intake				53

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers; maize; fruit
Lean season	February-March
Population (000s)	19 439
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	280


Malawi

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	2	92	2 658	2 753
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	2	73	1 880	1 955
Previous year imports	82	10	133	224
Previous five years average imports	62	13	251	326
2007/08 Domestic Availability	10	73	3 541	3 624
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	5	113	3 541	3 658
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	5	73	3 541	3 619
Possible stock drawdown	5	-	-	5
2007/08 Utilization	80	75	3 645	3 800
Food use	80	58	1 999	2 137
Non-food use	-	10	725	735
Exports or re-exports	-	2	570	572
Possible stock build up	-	5	350	355
2007/08 Import Requirement	70	2	104	176
Anticipated commercial imports	60	1	52	113
of which: received or contracted	59	1	52	112
Food aid needs	10	1	52	63
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	10	2	45	57
of which: delivered	10	1	35	46
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	21	21
of which: for local use	-	-	20	20
for export	-	-	1	1
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	6	5	153	164

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	230	155	188	187
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	113	16	41	54
Cereal share of total calorie intake				58

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; pulses; roots; tubers; rice
Lean season	February-March
Population (000s)	13 048
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	170


Mali

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	9	1 053	2 631	3 693
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	7	872	2 296	3 175
Previous year imports	180	158	35	373
Previous five years average imports	112	141	24	277
2007/08 Domestic Availability	49	650	2 598	3 296
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	9	955	2 548	3 512
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	9	650	2 548	3 206
Possible stock drawdown	40	-	50	90
2007/08 Utilization	142	843	2 620	3 605
Food use	139	699	2 040	2 877
Non-food use	1	124	466	591
Exports or re-exports	2	20	115	137
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2007/08 Import Requirement	93	194	22	309
Anticipated commercial imports	86	190	12	288
of which: received or contracted	11	-	-	11
Food aid needs	7	4	10	21
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	1	3	4
of which: delivered	-	1	2	3
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	3	3
of which: for local use	-	-	3	3
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	9	46	134	190

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	122	110	111	111
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	83	137	92	111
Cereal share of total calorie intake				73

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; sorghum; rice; maize
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	15 169
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	440


Mauritania

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	50	88	137
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	78	72	150
Previous year imports	293	53	6	352
Previous five years average imports	350	43	16	409
2007/08 Domestic Availability	44	37	119	200
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	54	119	173
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	36	119	155
Possible stock drawdown	44	1	-	45
2007/08 Utilization	304	84	128	516
Food use	199	74	93	366
Non-food use	85	5	20	110
Exports or re-exports	20	5	5	30
Possible stock build up	-	-	10	10
2007/08 Import Requirement	260	47	9	3161
Anticipated commercial imports	250	40	1	291
of which: received or contracted	40	22	-	62
Food aid needs	10	7	8	25
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	11	1	2	14
of which: delivered	10	1	-	11
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	59	22	28	109

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	69	165	115
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	74	110	56	77
Cereal share of total calorie intake				54

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	wheat; rice; millet; sorghum
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	3 354
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	740

1 Includes 20 000 tonnes of wheat for re-export.


Mauritius

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous year imports	157	63	85	3051
Previous five years average imports	150	64	84	298
2008 Domestic Availability	-	-	-	-
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	-	-
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008 Utilization	157	65	86	308
Food use	111	65	3	179
Non-food use	6	-	84	90
Exports or re-exports	40	-	-	40
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	157	65	86	3081
Anticipated commercial imports	157	65	86	308
of which: received or contracted	29	16	-	45
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	88	51	2	142

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2008 Import requirement compared to average	105	102	102	103
Cereal share of total calorie intake				45

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	vegetables
Lean season	January-December
Population (000s)	1 264
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	5 450

1 Includes 40 000 tonnes of wheat for re-export.


Mozambique

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	1	183	1 915	2 099
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	2	180	1 734	1 916
Previous year imports	471	340	72	883
Previous five years average imports	364	345	158	867
2007/08 Domestic Availability	40	131	1 972	2 143
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	196	1 972	2 168
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	131	1 972	2 103
Possible stock drawdown	40	-	-	40
2007/08 Utilization	421	451	2 043	2 914
Food use	421	423	1 497	2 340
Non-food use	-	28	396	424
Exports or re-exports	-	-	150	150
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2007/08 Import Requirement	381	320	70	771
Anticipated commercial imports	350	300	52	702
of which: received or contracted	199	290	52	541
Food aid needs	31	20	18	69
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	30.5	11.7	16.6	59
of which: delivered	20	11.7	16.6	48
Donor-financed purchases	-	2	32	34
of which: for local use	-	2	31	33
for export	-	-	1	1
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	21	21	75	116

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	109	114	113
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	105	93	44	89
Cereal share of total calorie intake				43

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; maize
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	20 087
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	340


Namibia

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (May/April)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	13	-	168	181
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	10	-	111	121
Previous year imports	48	-	68	116
Previous five years average imports	65	-	98	163
2007/08 Domestic Availability	14	-	123	136
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	14	-	101	114
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	14	-	101	114
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	22	22
2007/08 Utilization	94	-	208	301
Food use	73	-	197	270
Non-food use	1	-	10	11
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	20	-	-	20
2007/08 Import Requirement	80	-	85	165
Anticipated commercial imports	80	-	85	165
of which: received or contracted	81	-	77	158
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	9	9
of which: for local use	-	-	9	9
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	35	-	96	131

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	135	-	91	94
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	123	-	87	101
Cereal share of total calorie intake				64

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; maize; sorghum; wheat
Population (000s)	2 067
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	3 230


Niger

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	9	78	3 969	4 056
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	6	72	3 398	3 476
Previous year imports	44	155	89	287
Previous five years average imports	42	184	73	299
2007/08 Domestic Availability	8	61	3 835	3 904
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	8	70	3 700	3 778
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	8	46	3 700	3 754
Possible stock drawdown	-	15	135	150
2007/08 Utilization	43	201	3 897	4 141
Food use	42	192	3 096	3 330
Non-food use	1	8	749	759
Exports or re-exports	-	-	52	52
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2007/08 Import Requirement	34	140	62	237
Anticipated commercial imports	33	125	50	208
of which: received or contracted	1	9	-	10
Food aid needs	2	15	12	29
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	2	6	12	20
of which: delivered	1	5	5	11
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	3	13	216	232

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	137	97	109	109
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	82	76	85	79
Cereal share of total calorie intake				69

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; sorghum; pulses; roots; tubers
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	14 351
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	260


Nigeria

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	71	4 200	24 751	29 022
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	62	3 429	21 202	24 693
Previous year imports	3 300	1 600	80	4 9801
Previous five years average imports	3 130	1 670	86	4 886
2008 Domestic Availability	362	2 280	24 081	26 723
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	62	3 800	23 281	27 143
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	62	2 280	23 281	25 623
Possible stock drawdown	300	-	800	1 100
2008 Utilization	3 362	4 080	24 161	31 603
Food use	2 762	3 624	17 074	23 460
Non-food use	300	456	6 937	7 693
Exports or re-exports	300	-	150	450
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	3 000	1 800	80	4 8802
Anticipated commercial imports	3 000	1 800	80	4 880
of which: received or contracted	174	35	-	209
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	21	27	127	175

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	111	110	110
2008 Import requirement compared to average	96	108	93	100
Cereal share of total calorie intake				46

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; coarse grains; rice
Lean season	April-May
Population (000s)	134 287
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	640
1 Includes 400 000 tonnes of wheat for re-export. 2 Includes 300 000 tonnes of wheat for re-export.


Rwanda

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	24	71	276	371
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	19	54	281	354
Previous year imports	11	26	155	192
Previous five years average imports	14	24	153	191
2008 Domestic Availability	24	48	281	354
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	24	72	281	378
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	24	48	281	354
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008 Utilization	35	83	441	560
Food use	35	80	341	457
Non-food use	-	3	90	93
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	10	10
2008 Import Requirement	11	35	160	206
Anticipated commercial imports	5	30	140	175
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	6	5	20	31
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	2	1	6	9
of which: delivered	1	1	3	5
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	4	9	37	50

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	126	134	100	107
2008 Import requirement compared to average	79	146	105	108
Cereal share of total calorie intake				17

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; pulses; plantains; sorghum; maize
Lean season	November-December
Population (000s)	9 165
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	250


Sao Tome and Principe

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	3	3
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	3	3
Previous year imports	6	5	2	13
Previous five years average imports	6	5	2	13
2008 Domestic Availability	1	-	3	4
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	3	3
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	3	3
Possible stock drawdown	1	-	-	1
2008 Utilization	6	5	5	16
Food use	6	5	5	16
Non-food use	1	-	-	1
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	5	5	2	12
Anticipated commercial imports	5	4	2	11
of which: received or contracted	-	3	-	3
Food aid needs	-	1	-	1
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	32	29	29	89

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	100	100
2008 Import requirement compared to average	83	100	100	92
Cereal share of total calorie intake				33

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	bananas; breadfruit; cocoyam
Lean season	January-December
Population (000s)	174
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	780


Senegal

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	182	829	1 010
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	242	941	1 183
Previous year imports	360	504	56	920
Previous five years average imports	321	587	71	979
2007/08 Domestic Availability	25	183	777	985
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	281	773	1 054
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	183	773	956
Possible stock drawdown	25	-	4	29
2007/08 Utilization	325	694	833	1 852
Food use	320	616	635	1 570
Non-food use	5	28	193	226
Exports or re-exports	-	-	5	5
Possible stock build up	-	50	-	50
2007/08 Import Requirement	300	511	56	867
Anticipated commercial imports	300	500	55	855
of which: received or contracted	62	160	16	238
Food aid needs	-	11	1	12
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	4	1	5
of which: delivered	-	4	1	5
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	29	56	57	142

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	116	82	89
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	93	87	79	89
Cereal share of total calorie intake				61

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; sorghum; rice; maize; wheat
Lean season	August-September
Population (000s)	11 095
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	750


Seychelles

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous year imports	2	5	6	13
Previous five years average imports	2	5	6	13
2008 Domestic Availability	-	-	-	-
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	-	-
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008 Utilization	2	5	6	13
Food use	2	5	1	8
Non-food use	-	-	5	5
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	2	5	6	13
Anticipated commercial imports	2	5	6	13
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	24	60	12	95

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2008 Import requirement compared to average	100	100	100	100
Cereal share of total calorie intake				34

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	coconuts; fruit; vegetables
Lean season	January-December
Population (000s)	84
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	8 650


Sierra Leone

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	525	100	625
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	478	87	565
Previous year imports	80	210	9	299
Previous five years average imports	77	203	9	289
2008 Domestic Availability	-	330	110	440
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	550	110	660
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	330	110	440
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008 Utilization	80	530	119	729
Food use	80	448	100	627
Non-food use	-	83	19	102
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	80	200	9	289
Anticipated commercial imports	55	195	6	256
of which: received or contracted	-	13	-	13
Food aid needs	25	5	3	33
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	13	75	17	105

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	115	126	117
2008 Import requirement compared to average	104	99	100	100
Cereal share of total calorie intake				54

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers
Lean season	July-August
Population (000s)	5 956
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	240


Somalia

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (August/July)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	272	274
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	272	274
Previous year imports	200	100	140	440
Previous five years average imports	225	99	117	441
2007/08 Domestic Availability	5	1	199	205
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	174	176
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	1	174	175
Possible stock drawdown	5	-	25	30
2007/08 Utilization	205	101	379	685
Food use	145	95	349	589
Non-food use	60	6	30	96
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2007/08 Import Requirement	200	100	180	480
Anticipated commercial imports	190	95	63	348
of which: received or contracted	-	3	-	3
Food aid needs	10	5	117	132
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	3	79	82
of which: delivered	-	3	50	53
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	20	13	48	81

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	100	64	64
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	89	101	154	109
Cereal share of total calorie intake				34

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; sorghum; sesame
Lean season	June-August
Population (000s)	7 305
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	n.a.


South Africa

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (May/April)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production	2 105	3	7 316	9 424
Previous five years average production	1 935	3	10 146	12 084
Previous year imports	778	737	1 011	2 526
Previous five years average imports	1 020	745	717	2 482
2007/08 Domestic Availability	1 844	2	8 961	10 807
2007 Production (rice in paddy terms)	1 844	3	7 786	9 633
2007 Production (rice in milled terms)	1 844	2	7 786	9 632
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	1 175	1 175
2007/08 Utilization	3 144	739	10 302	14 185
Food use	2 850	694	4 755	8 299
Non-food use	94	45	5 077	5 216
Exports or re-exports	130	-	470	600
Possible stock build up	70	-	-	70
2007/08 Import Requirement	1 300	737	1 341	3 378
Anticipated commercial imports	1 300	737	1 341	3 378
of which: received or contracted	1 110	518	998	2 626
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	11	11
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	11	11
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	62	15	103	180

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 production compared to average (rice paddy terms)	95	100	77	80
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	127	99	187	136
Cereal share of total calorie intake				54

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize, wheat
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	46 111
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	5 390


Sudan

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	699	30	5 865	6 594
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	454	23	4 755	5 232
Previous year imports	1 222	50	328	1 600
Previous five years average imports	1 315	51	233	1 599
2007/08 Domestic Availability	803	19	4 992	5 814
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	803	30	4 712	5 545
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	803	19	4 712	5 534
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	280	280
2007/08 Utilization	1 953	69	5 234	7 256
Food use	1 852	68	3 764	5 684
Non-food use	81	1	1 270	1 352
Exports or re-exports	-	-	200	200
Possible stock build up	20	-	-	20
2007/08 Import Requirement	1 150	50	242	1 442
Anticipated commercial imports	1 100	50	-	1 150
of which: received or contracted	413.2	-	5.3	419
Food aid needs	50	-	242	292
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	231	231
of which: delivered	-	-	210	210
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	24	24
of which: for local use	-	-	24	24
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	50	2	103	155

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	177	130	99	106
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	87	98	104	90
Cereal share of total calorie intake				56

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	sorghum; millet; wheat; roots; tubers; oils
Lean season	September-October
Population (000s)	36 711
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	810


Swaziland

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (May/April)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	68	68
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	70	70
Previous year imports	40	17	71	128
Previous five years average imports	40	17	65	122
2007/08 Domestic Availability	1	-	40	41
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	27	27
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	27	27
Possible stock drawdown	1	-	13	14
2007/08 Utilization	43	13	123	179
Food use	43	13	106	161
Non-food use	-	-	17	17
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2007/08 Import Requirement	42	13	83	138
Anticipated commercial imports	41	13	71	125
of which: received or contracted	37	-	71	108
Food aid needs	1	-	12	13
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	1	-	11	12
of which: delivered	1	-	11	12
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	36	11	90	137

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	39	39
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	105	76	128	113
Cereal share of total calorie intake				44

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	1 179
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	2 430


Tanzania, United Republic of

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (June/May)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	110	1 206	4 199	5 515
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	90	1 038	3 902	5 030
Previous year imports	562	130	41	734
Previous five years average imports	371	150	125	646
2007/08 Domestic Availability	164	810	4 093	5 067
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	64	1 200	4 003	5 267
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	64	780	4 003	4 847
Possible stock drawdown	100	30	90	220
2007/08 Utilization	484	910	4 423	5 817
Food use	428	749	3 494	4 671
Non-food use	6	160	529	695
Exports or re-exports	50	1	400	451
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2007/08 Import Requirement	320	100	330	750
Anticipated commercial imports	300	92	300	692
of which: received or contracted	223	26	315	564
Food aid needs	20	8	30	58
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	20	3	19	42
of which: delivered	20	3	13	36
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	22	22
of which: for local use	-	-	19	19
for export	-	-	3	3
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	11	19	88	117

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	71	116	103	105
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	86	67	264	116
Cereal share of total calorie intake				51

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; roots; tubers; sorghum; pulses; plantains; rice
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	39 918
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	350


Togo

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	76	786	862
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	66	735	801
Previous year imports	63	80	1	1451
Previous five years average imports	94	82	-	176
2008 Domestic Availability	5	54	847	906
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	79	847	927
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	54	847	901
Possible stock drawdown	5	-	-	5
2008 Utilization	69	144	848	1 061
Food use	57	77	584	718
Non-food use	2	7	160	169
Exports or re-exports	10	60	100	170
Possible stock build up	-	-	4	4
2008 Import Requirement	64	90	1	1552
Anticipated commercial imports	64	90	-	154
of which: received or contracted	-	20	-	20
Food aid needs	-	-	1	1
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	1	1
of which: delivered	-	-	1	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	1	1
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	10	14	103	126

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	120	115	116
2008 Import requirement compared to average	68	110	0	88
Cereal share of total calorie intake				47

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; coarse grains; fruit
Lean season	April-July
Population (000s)	5 681
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	350
1 Includes 10 000 tonnes of wheat and 50 000 tonnes of rice for re-export. 2 Includes 10 000 tonnes of wheat and 60 000 tonnes of rice for re-export.


Uganda

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	18	170	2 412	2 600
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	15	139	2 287	2 441
Previous year imports	136	60	59	255
Previous five years average imports	70	66	87	223
2008 Domestic Availability	66	120	2 515	2 701
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	16	180	2 385	2 581
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	16	120	2 385	2 521
Possible stock drawdown	50	-	130	180
2008 Utilization	106	180	2 596	2 882
Food use	105	179	1 968	2 252
Non-food use	1	-	278	279
Exports or re-exports	-	1	350	351
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008 Import Requirement	40	60	81	181
Anticipated commercial imports	10	59	11	80
of which: received or contracted	-	-	1	1
Food aid needs	30	1	70	101
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	21	1	28	50
of which: delivered	-	-	20	20
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	16	16
of which: for local use	-	-	16	16
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	4	6	67	77

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	107	129	104	106
2008 Import requirement compared to average	57	91	93	81
Cereal share of total calorie intake				21

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; plantains; pulses; maize; millet; sorghum
Lean season	April-May
Population (000s)	29 398
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	300


Zambia

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (May/April)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	93	14	1 494	1 601
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	105	12	1 111	1 228
Previous year imports	48	21	15	84
Previous five years average imports	50	22	155	227
2007/08 Domestic Availability	131	12	1 470	1 613
2007 Production (rice in paddy terms)	116	18	1 401	1 535
2007 Production (rice in milled terms)	116	12	1 401	1 529
Possible stock drawdown	15	-	69	84
2007/08 Utilization	166	32	1 484	1 682
Food use	159	31	1 025	1 214
Non-food use	7	1	159	167
Exports or re-exports	-	-	300	300
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2007/08 Import Requirement	35	20	14	69
Anticipated commercial imports	30	19	9	58
of which: received or contracted	25	1	9	35
Food aid needs	5	1	5	11
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	17	-	2	19
of which: delivered	2	-	2	4
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	30	30
of which: for local use	-	-	23	23
for export	-	-	7	7
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	13	3	85	101

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	110	153	126	125
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	70	91	9	30
Cereal share of total calorie intake				65

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; roots; tubers
Lean season	March-May
Population (000s)	12 060
GNI per capita in 2006 (US$)	630


Zimbabwe

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2007/08 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	242	2	1 703	1 947
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	156	3	1 059	1 218
Previous year imports	82	25	319	425
Previous five years average imports	91	21	727	839
2007/08 Domestic Availability	147	1	1 057	1 205
2007 Production (incl. paddy rice)	147	2	1 023	1 172
2007 Production (incl. milled rice)	147	1	1 023	1 171
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	34	34
2007/08 Utilization	344	23	1 870	2 237
Food use	332	23	1 575	1 930
Non-food use	10	-	295	305
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	2	-	-	2
2007/08 Import Requirement	197	22	813	1 032
Anticipated commercial imports	101	22	557	680
of which: received or contracted	84	5	524	613
Food aid needs	96	-	256	352
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	96	-	154	250
of which: delivered	96	-	154	250
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	16	16
of which: for local use	-	-	16	16
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	28	2	133	163

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2007 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	94	67	97	96
2007/08 Import requirement compared to average	216	105	112	123
Cereal share of total calorie intake				58

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; wheat; millet; sorghum
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	11 830
GNI per capita in 2005 (US$)	340

Terminology

"Utilization": All elements of utilisation for wheat and coarse grains are expressed in grain equivalent. For rice, all elements are expressed in milled form. Non-food use includes post-harvest losses, seed use, feed use, industrial use for all cereals.


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