FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.32
Output from the 2003 cereal harvest, mostly rice, has been estimated at an average level of about 1 million tonnes, fractionally more than last year’s production. Cereal import requirements for marketing year 2004 are estimated at 425 000 tonnes. Commercial imports are projected at 385 000 tonnes, leaving a food aid requirement of 40 000 tonnes.
| 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) | - | 798 | 241 | 1 038 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 814 | 229 | 1 043 |
| Previous year imports | 115 | 320 | 7 | 442 |
| Previous five years average imports | 117 | 269 | 6 | 392 |
| 2004 Domestic Availability | - | 562 | 246 | 808 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 843 | 246 | 1 088 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 562 | 246 | 808 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 Utilization | 120 | 862 | 251 | 1 233 |
| Food use | 117 | 680 | 209 | 1 005 |
| Non-food use | 3 | 122 | 42 | 167 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | 60 | - | 60 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2004 Import Requirement | 120 | 300 | 5 | 425 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 100 | 285 | - | 385 |
| of which: received or contracted | 9 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Food aid needs | 20 | 15 | 5 | 40 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 7 | - | 1 | 8 |
| of which: delivered | 7 | - | 1 | 8 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 15 | 88 | 27 | 130 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 104 | 107 | 104 |
| 2004 Import requirement compared to average | 103 | 112 | 83 | 108 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 44 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | rice; roots; tubers; coarse grains | |||
| Lean season | July-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 7 717 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 410 | |||