FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.13
Following a well above-average cereal harvest in 2003, estimated at about 1 million tonnes (including paddy), cereal imports during the 2004 marketing year are forecast to be about 138 000 tonnes, mostly wheat and rice. This figure includes 5 000 tonnes of wheat for re-exports.
| 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 | 2 | 145 1/ |
| Previous five years average imports | 55 | 71 | 2 | 128 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | - | 33 | 985 | 1 018 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 54 | 985 | 1 040 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 33 | 985 | 1 018 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 Utilization | 61 | 108 | 987 | 1 156 |
| Food use | 55 | 88 | 680 | 823 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 20 | 242 | 263 |
| Exports or re-exports | 5 | - | 55 | 60 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 61 | 75 | 2 | 138 1/ |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 60 | 70 | - | 130 |
| Of which: received or contracted | - | 38 | - | 38 |
| Food aid needs | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 1 | 5 | - | 6 |
| Of which: delivered | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| Of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 8 | 13 | 100 | 121 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 113 | 108 | 108 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 111 | 106 | 100 | 108 |
| 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 | |||