FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.15
Following release of the final 2003 cereal production figures, the aggregate cereal production is estimated at 3.6 million tonnes, an increase of about 16 percent over the record crop of the previous year. More than 450 000 tonnes of cereals are available for export and possible stock build-up in the country. Cereal import requirement in the marketing year ending in October 2004 (mostly rice and wheat) is forecast at 268 000 tonnes.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003/04 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 89 | 3 030 | 3 119 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 93 | 2 677 | 2 770 |
| Previous year imports | 61 | 196 | 14 | 271 |
| Previous five years average imports | 64 | 177 | 19 | 260 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | 5 | 63 | 3 537 | 3 605 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 95 | 3 537 | 3 632 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 63 | 3 537 | 3 600 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 60 | 260 | 3 552 | 3 872 |
| Food use | 59 | 240 | 2 431 | 2 731 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 20 | 581 | 602 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 200 | 200 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 340 | 340 |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 55 | 197 | 15 | 268 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 45 | 186 | 5 | 236 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Food aid needs | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
| of which: delivered | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 5 | 5 |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 5 | 20 | 198 | 222 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 103 | 132 | 131 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 86 | 112 | 79 | 103 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 75 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | millet; sorghum; pulses; maize | |||
| Lean season | July-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 12 308 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 250 | |||