FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2004 p.37
Final official estimates of the 2003 cereal harvest have been revised slightly upwards to 2.16 million tonnes, including 1.98 million tonnes of maize. No imports of maize will be necessary in the 2003/04 marketing year because of the satisfactory production and unprecedented levels of maize carry-over stocks, however, some amounts of cross-border maize imports are expected.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003/04 MARKETING YEAR (April/March) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 2 | 92 | 1 557 | 1 651 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 2 | 84 | 2 058 | 2 144 |
| Previous year imports | 50 | 3 | 582 | 635 |
| Previous five years average imports | 42 | 2 | 183 | 227 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | 1 | 69 | 2 212 | 2 283 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 1 | 107 | 2 052 | 2 160 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 1 | 69 | 2 052 | 2 123 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 160 | 160 |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 60 | 71 | 2 247 | 2 379 |
| Food use | 60 | 53 | 1 795 | 1 909 |
| Non-food use | - | 9 | 352 | 361 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 100 | 100 |
| Possible stock build up | - | 9 | - | 9 |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 59 | 2 | 35 | 96 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 59 | 1 | 24 | 84 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Food aid needs | - | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| of which: delivered | - | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 70 | 70 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 70 | 70 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 5 | 5 | 154 | 164 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 50 | 127 | 100 | 101 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 140 | 100 | 19 | 42 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 58 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | maize; pulses; roots; tubers; rice | |||
| Lean season | February-March | |||
| Population (000s) | 11 657 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 160 | |||