FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2004 p.42
Latest official production estimates indicate a 2003 cereal crop of 101 000 tonnes, 36 percent above the reduced level of 2002. Cereal import requirements are estimated to be close to last year’s and to be covered mostly on a commercial basis.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003/04 MARKETING YEAR (May/April) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 10 | - | 64 | 74 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 6 | - | 85 | 91 |
| Previous year imports | 93 | - | 92 | 185 |
| Previous five years average imports | 64 | - | 91 | 155 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | 10 | - | 91 | 101 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 10 | - | 91 | 101 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 10 | - | 91 | 101 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 84 | - | 209 | 292 |
| Food use | 74 | - | 172 | 246 |
| Non-food use | 1 | - | 10 | 10 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| Possible stock build up | 9 | - | 24 | 34 |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 74 | - | 118 | 192 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 64 | - | 113 | 177 |
| of which: received or contracted | 41 | - | 100 | 141 |
| Food aid needs | 10 | - | 5 | 15 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 10 | - | 2 | 12 |
| of which: delivered | 10 | - | 2 | 12 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 38 | - | 87 | 125 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 158 | - | 107 | 111 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 116 | - | 129 | 124 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 64 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | millet; maize; sorghum; wheat | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 970 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 1 780 | |||