FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - September 2005 p.33
The 2004 aggregate cereal production has been estimated at some 171 000 tonnes, 41 percent above last year’s level. Rice, the main crop, is expected to increase by 35 percent to 89 000 tonnes. Consequently, per caput cereal consumption is forecast to recover significantly from its previous low level.
| 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) | - | 66 | 55 | 121 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 86 | 63 | 149 |
| Previous year imports | 15 | 38 | 3 | 56 |
| Previous five years average imports | 14 | 47 | 1 | 62 |
| 2004/05 Domestic Availability | - | 59 | 82 | 142 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 89 | 82 | 171 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 59 | 82 | 142 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2004/05 Utilization | 16 | 117 | 83 | 217 |
| Food use | 16 | 101 | 63 | 180 |
| Non-food use | - | 10 | 13 | 23 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Possible stock build up | - | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2004/05 Import Requirement | 16 | 58 | 1 | 75 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 15 | 50 | - | 65 |
| of which: received or contracted | 9 | 45 | - | 54 |
| Food aid needs | 1 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| of which: delivered | - | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 10 | 64 | 40 | 113 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 104 | 130 | 115 |
| 2004/05 Import requirement compared to average | 116 | 123 | 100 | 121 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 58 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | rice; coarse grains; oils; fats; roots; tubers | |||
| Lean season | May-August | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 584 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2003 (US$) | 140 | |||