FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2004 p.55
Cereal imports for domestic use and re-exports in the 2004 marketing year are estimated at 180 000 tonnes (including re-exports), covered commercially.
| 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) | - | 62 | 678 | 741 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 69 | 633 | 702 |
| Previous year imports | 97 | 70 | - | 167 1/ |
| Previous five years average imports | 68 | 113 | - | 181 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | 4 | 42 | 685 | 731 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 62 | 665 | 727 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 42 | 665 | 707 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 4 | - | 20 | 24 |
| 2004 Utilization | 84 | 142 | 685 | 911 |
| Food use | 62 | 73 | 447 | 582 |
| Non-food use | 2 | 9 | 213 | 224 |
| Exports or re-exports | 20 | 60 | 25 | 105 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 80 | 100 | - | 180 2/ |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 80 | 100 | - | 180 |
| 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) | 12 | 14 | 87 | 114 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 90 | 105 | 104 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 118 | 88 | - | 99 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 47 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; coarse grains; fruit | |||
| Lean season | April-July | |||
| Population (000s) | 5 128 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 270 | |||