FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.30
Cereal production in 2004 was estimated at a record 223 000 tonnes, an increase of about 5 percent over last year’s good crop and significantly above the average for the previous five years. Cereal import requirements for 2004/05 are forecast at about 143 000 tonnes, to be mainly covered on commercial basis
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 30 | 184 | 213 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 29 | 146 | 175 |
| Previous year imports | 55 | 103 | - | 159 |
| Previous five years average imports | 48 | 102 | 1 | 151 |
| 2004/05 Domestic Availability | 5 | 21 | 191 | 217 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 33 | 191 | 223 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 21 | 191 | 212 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 2004/05 Utilization | 45 | 124 | 191 | 360 |
| Food use | 32 | 91 | 120 | 243 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 3 | 39 | 43 |
| Exports or re-exports | 12 | 30 | 30 | 72 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 2004/05 Import Requirement | 40 | 103 | - | 143 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 40 | 100 | - | 140 |
| of which: received or contracted | 16 | 23 | - | 39 |
| Food aid needs | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 0.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 3 |
| of which: delivered | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 21 | 61 | 80 | 162 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 112 | 131 | 128 |
| 2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 83 | 101 | 25 | 95 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 55 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | rice; millet; sorghum | |||
| Lean season | July-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 499 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 270 | |||