FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.42
The 2004 cereal production is estimated at 1.95 million tonnes, some 11 percent above last year’s level. Import requirements are estimated at 785 000 tonnes, mainly rice and wheat, but also maize meal for southern areas, because moving maize from the surplus areas of North to the South remains uncompetitive due to high internal transport costs. Commercial imports are estimated at 655 000 tonnes and food aid at 130 000 tonnes. Local purchases of maize will complement the emergency food aid requirements.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (April/March) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 200 | 1 611 | 1 811 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 1 | 176 | 1 537 | 1 714 |
| Previous year imports | 332 | 331 | 206 | 869 |
| Previous five years average imports | 265 | 240 | 173 | 678 |
| 2004/05 Domestic Availability | - | 124 | 1 854 | 1 978 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 177 | 1 828 | 2 005 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 118 | 1 828 | 1 946 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | 6 | 26 | 32 |
| 2004/05 Utilization | 320 | 449 | 1 994 | 2 763 |
| Food use | 315 | 419 | 1 412 | 2 146 |
| Non-food use | - | 30 | 412 | 442 |
| Exports or re-exports | 5 | - | 170 | 175 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2004/05 Import Requirement | 320 | 325 | 140 | 785 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 270 | 265 | 120 | 655 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 50 | 60 | 20 | 130 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 9 | 20 | 29 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 17 | 22 | 74 | 113 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 101 | 119 | 117 |
| 2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 121 | 135 | 81 | 116 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 43 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; maize | |||
| Lean season | February-April | |||
| Population (000s) | 19 088 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 200 | |||