FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.43
An early estimate of 2004 cereal production is 131 000 tonnes, 30 percent above the improved level of 2003. Cereal import requirements are estimated to be lower than last year’s and to be covered mostly on a commercial basis.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (May/April) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 10 | - | 91 | 101 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 7 | - | 92 | 99 |
| Previous year imports | 74 | - | 118 | 192 |
| Previous five years average imports | 65 | - | 89 | 154 |
| 2004/05 Domestic Availability | 12 | - | 124 | 136 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 7 | - | 124 | 131 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | 7 | - | 124 | 131 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 2004/05 Utilization | 80 | - | 206 | 286 |
| Food use | 79 | - | 182 | 261 |
| Non-food use | 1 | - | 10 | 11 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | - | - |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 14 | 14 |
| 2004/05 Import Requirement | 68 | - | 82 | 150 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 58 | - | 77 | 135 |
| of which: received or contracted | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| Food aid needs | 10 | - | 5 | 15 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 40 | - | 91 | 131 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 100 | - | 134 | 132 |
| 2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 105 | - | 92 | 97 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 64 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | millet; maize; sorghum; wheat | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 995 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 1 790 | |||