FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.33
Final 2003 production figures have been released by the government and are significantly lower than the estimates of the CILSS Crop Assessment Mission in October 2003. The aggregate output of cereals is now estimated at 121 455 tonnes, which is 19.8 percent below the 2002 level and 20 percent below the average for the previous five years. Import requirement of cereals in the marketing year ending in October 2004 is forecast at some 75 000 tonnes, including 16 000 tonnes of food aid.
| 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) | - | 88 | 64 | 151 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 90 | 61 | 151 |
| Previous year imports | 14 | 57 | 2 | 73 |
| Previous five years average imports | 13 | 50 | 2 | 65 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | 5 | 52 | 61 | 118 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 66 | 55 | 121 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 44 | 55 | 99 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 14 | 117 | 62 | 193 |
| Food use | 12 | 97 | 54 | 162 |
| Non-food use | 2 | 20 | 9 | 31 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 9 | 65 | 1 | 75 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 4 | 55 | - | 59 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 5 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| of which: delivered | - | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| For export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 9 | 77 | 43 | 129 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 74 | 90 | 80 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 67 | 130 | 65 | 115 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 58 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | rice; coarse grains; oils; fats; roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | May-August | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 253 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 130 | |||