FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.32
Output from the 2004 cereal harvest, mostly rice, has been estimated at an average level of about 1 million tonnes, similar to previous year’s crop. Cereal import requirements for marketing year 2005 are estimated at 375 000 tonnes. Commercial imports are projected at 335 000 tonnes.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 843 | 246 | 1 088 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 830 | 235 | 1 065 |
| Previous year imports | 118 | 240 | 3 | 361 |
| Previous five years average imports | 125 | 267 | 6 | 398 |
| 2005 Domestic Availability | - | 567 | 255 | 822 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 850 | 245 | 1 095 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 567 | 245 | 812 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 10 | 10 |
| 2005 Utilization | 120 | 817 | 260 | 1 197 |
| Food use | 117 | 685 | 217 | 1 019 |
| Non-food use | 3 | 112 | 43 | 158 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | 20 | - | 20 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 Import Requirement | 120 | 250 | 5 | 375 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 100 | 235 | - | 335 |
| of which: received or contracted | 56 | 102 | - | 158 |
| Food aid needs | 20 | 15 | 5 | 40 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 14 | 12 | 5 | 31 |
| of which: delivered | 9 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 15 | 88 | 28 | 131 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 102 | 104 | 103 |
| 2005 Import requirement compared to average | 96 | 94 | 83 | 94 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 44 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | rice; roots; tubers; coarse grains | |||
| Lean season | July-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 7 790 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2004 (US$) | 460 | |||