FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2004 p.12
Cereal imports for domestic use and re-exports during the 2004 marketing year are estimated at 122 000 tonnes including 17 000 tonnes of food aid, mainly rice.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 66 | 990 | 1 056 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 48 | 914 | 962 |
| Previous year imports | 58 | 85 | 1 | 144 1/ |
| Previous five years average imports | 55 | 71 | 2 | 128 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | - | 60 | 1 081 | 1 141 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 67 | 1 081 | 1 148 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 40 | 1 081 | 1 121 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | 20 | - | 20 |
| 2004 Utilization | 60 | 120 | 1 083 | 1 263 |
| Food use | 54 | 100 | 692 | 847 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 20 | 266 | 287 |
| Exports or re-exports | 5 | - | 65 | 70 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 60 | 60 |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 60 | 60 | 2 | 122 1/ |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 55 | 50 | - | 105 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 5 | 10 | 2 | 17 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 8 | 15 | 102 | 125 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 140 | 118 | 119 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 109 | 85 | 100 | 95 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 36 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; maize | |||
| Lean season | April-June | |||
| Population (000s) | 6 781 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 380 | |||