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	Cereal Supply/Demand Balances for Sub-Saharan Africa	July 2009

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	Terminology
	Angola
	Benin
	Botswana
	Burkina Faso
	Burundi
	Cameroon
	Cape Verde
	Central African Republic
	Chad
	Comoros
	Congo, Democratic Republic of
	Congo, Republic of
	Côte d'Ivoire
	Djibouti
	Equatorial Guinea
	Eritrea
	Ethiopia
	Gabon
	Gambia, Republic of
	Ghana
	Guinea
	Guinea-Bissau
	Kenya
	Lesotho
	Liberia
	Madagascar
	Malawi
	Mali
	Mauritania
	Mauritius
	Mozambique
	Namibia
	Niger
	Nigeria
	Rwanda
	Sao Tome and Principe
	Senegal
	Seychelles
	Sierra Leone
	Somalia
	South Africa
	Sudan
	Swaziland
	Tanzania, United Republic of
	Togo
	Uganda
	Zambia
	Zimbabwe


Angola

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse grains	Total cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	4	15	719	738
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	4	15	752	771
Previous year imports	543	231	60	834
Previous five years average imports	467	212	85	764
2009/10 domestic availability	34	20	665	719
2009 production (incl. paddy rice)	4	15	665	684
2009 production (incl. milled rice)	4	10	665	679
Possible stock drawdown	30	10	-	40
2009/10 utilization	534	275	818	1 627
Food use	529	272	712	1 513
Non-food use	5	3	106	114
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009/10 import requirement	500	255	153	908
Anticipated commercial imports	500	250	150	900
of which: received or contracted	46	-	1	47
Food aid needs	-	5	3	8
Current aid position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year)	29	15	39	82

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	100	88	89
2009/10 import requirement compared to average	107	120	180	119
Cereal share of total calorie intake				32

Additional information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; maize; plantains
Lean season	January-April
Population (000s)	18 498
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	2 540


Benin

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse grains	Total cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	73	1 086	1 159
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	71	1 037	1 108
Previous year imports	43	100	3	146¹
Previous five years average imports	49	147	2	198
2009 domestic availability	-	85	1 199	1 283
2008 production (incl. paddy rice)	-	99	1 199	1 298
2008 production (incl. milled rice)	-	60	1 199	1 258
Possible stock drawdown	-	25	-	25
2009 utilization	46	210	1 201	1 456
Food use	44	100	820	964
Non-food use	1	10	296	307
Exports or re-exports	1	100	85	186
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 import requirement	46	125	2	173²
Anticipated commercial imports	45	120	-	165
of which: received or contracted	13	19	-	32
Food aid needs	1	5	2	8
Current aid position
Food aid pledges	-	-	2	2
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	3	3
of which: for local use	-	-	3	3
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated per caput consumption (kg/year)	5	10	85	100

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	140	116	117
2009 import requirement compared to average	94	85	100	87
Cereal share of total calorie intake				36

Additional information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; maize
Lean season	April-June
Population (000s)	9 618
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	570

¹Includes 1 000 tonnes of wheat and 75 000 tonnes of rice for re-export.
²Includes 1 000 tonnes of wheat and 100 000 tonnes of rice for re-export.


Botswana

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	1	-	39	40
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	1	-	32	33
Previous year imports	120	36	313	469
Previous five years average imports	90	28	211	329
2009/10 Domestic Availability	11	-	73	84
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	1	-	43	44
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	1	-	43	44
Possible stock drawdown	10	-	30	40
2009/10 Utilization	91	36	230	357
Food use	91	36	225	352
Non-food use	-	-	6	6
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Import Requirement	80	36	157	273
Anticipated commercial imports	80	36	157	273
of which: received or contracted	18	-	43	62
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	47	19	115	180

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	-	135	134
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	89	129	74	83
Cereal share of total calorie intake				51

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	sorghum; pulses; vegetables
Lean season	January-March
Population (000s)	1 950
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	6 120


Burkina Faso

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	69	3 020	3 089
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	89	3 288	3 377
Previous year imports	65	227	13	305
Previous five years average imports	58	221	14	293
2008/09 Domestic Availability	-	156	3 977	4 133
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	236	3 977	4 213
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	156	3 977	4 133
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008/09 Utilization	65	366	3 991	4 422
Food use	64	314	2 930	3 307
Non-food use	1	10	762	773
Exports or re-exports	-	-	175	175
Possible stock build up	-	42	125	167
2008/09 Import Requirement	65	210	14	289
Anticipated commercial imports	55	197	6	259
of which: received or contracted	33.3	1	5.3	40
Food aid needs	10	13	8	30
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	1	12	8	21
of which: delivered	1	12	8	21
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	5	5
of which: for local use	-	-	5	5
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	4	20	189	213

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	265	121	125
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	112	95	100	99
Cereal share of total calorie intake				75

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; sorghum; pulses; maize
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	15 527
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	430


Burundi

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	8	71	208	287
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	8	69	209	286
Previous year imports	33	10	96	139
Previous five years average imports	29	7	80	116
2009 Domestic Availability	9	47	211	266
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	9	70	211	290
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	9	47	211	266
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	43	58	316	416
Food use	41	50	284	374
Non-food use	2	8	32	42
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	34	11	105	150
Anticipated commercial imports	33	7	50	90
of which: received or contracted	-	-	1	1
Food aid needs	1	4	55	60
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	10	10
of which: delivered	-	-	10	10
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	5	6	34	45

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	106	101	101	101
2009 Import requirement compared to average	117	157	131	129
Cereal share of total calorie intake				16

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	pulses; plantains; roots; tubers; maize; sorghum
Lean season	November-December
Population (000s)	8 303
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	110


Cameroon

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	49	1 518	1 567
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	50	1 530	1 580
Previous year imports	309	300	20	629¹
Previous five years average imports	289	344	21	654
2009 Domestic Availability	10	37	1 585	1 633
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	55	1 560	1 615
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	37	1 560	1 598
Possible stock drawdown	10	-	25	35
2009 Utilization	285	388	1 607	2 281
Food use	256	343	1 283	1 883
Non-food use	4	5	299	308
Exports or re-exports	25	40	25	90
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	275	351	22	648²
Anticipated commercial imports	275	350	20	645
of which: received or contracted	123	39	15	177
Food aid needs	-	1	2	3
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	1	2	3
of which: delivered	-	1	2	3
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	2	2
of which: for local use	-	-	2	2
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	13	18	66	97

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	110	102	102
2009 Import requirement compared to average	95	102	105	99
Cereal share of total calorie intake				43

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; coarse grains; fruit
Lean season	June-August
Population (000s)	19 360
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	1 050

¹Includes 50 000 tonnes of wheat for re-export.
²Includes 25 000 tonnes of wheat for re-export.


Cape Verde

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	3	3
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	7	7
Previous year imports	26	23	27	76
Previous five years average imports	23	27	28	78
2008/09 Domestic Availability	-	8	12	20
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	12	12
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	12	12
Possible stock drawdown	-	8	-	8
2008/09 Utilization	24	27	72	123
Food use	24	27	40	91
Non-food use	-	-	1	1
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	30	30
2008/09 Import Requirement	24	19	60	103
Anticipated commercial imports	20	16	59	95
of which: received or contracted	13	6	5	24
Food aid needs	4	3	1	8
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	4	-	4
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	45	52	77	174

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	165	165
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	103	72	216	133
Cereal share of total calorie intake				50

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; rice; pulses
Lean season	n.a since 90% of requirements covered by imports
Population (000s)	526
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	2 430


Central African Republic

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	33	168	201
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	34	169	203
Previous year imports	41	4	11	56
Previous five years average imports	39	3	13	55
2009 Domestic Availability	-	21	173	194
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	33	173	206
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	21	173	194
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	37	27	190	255
Food use	37	27	168	232
Non-food use	-	-	23	23
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	37	6	17	60
Anticipated commercial imports	35	3	2	40
of which: received or contracted	5	-	-	5
Food aid needs	2	3	15	20
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	16	16
of which: delivered	-	-	16	16
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	8	6	37	52

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	97	102	101
2009 Import requirement compared to average	95	200	134	110
Cereal share of total calorie intake				22

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; tree nuts; coarse grains; fruit
Lean season	May-July
Population (000s)	4 489
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	370


Chad

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	8	106	1 857	1 972
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	3	117	1 609	1 729
Previous year imports	58	10	56	124
Previous five years average imports	70	14	42	126
2008/09 Domestic Availability	8	116	1 841	1 965
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	8	170	1 841	2 019
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	8	116	1 841	1 965
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008/09 Utilization	73	129	1 909	2 111
Food use	73	107	1 164	1 343
Non-food use	1	17	450	468
Exports or re-exports	-	-	295	295
Possible stock build up	-	5	-	5
2008/09 Import Requirement	65	13	68	146
Anticipated commercial imports	50	10	8	68
of which: received or contracted	35	-	-	35
Food aid needs	15	3	60	78
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	9	2	57	68
of which: delivered	9	2	57	68
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	6	9	101	117

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	270	145	114	117
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	93	93	162	116
Cereal share of total calorie intake				54

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; sorghum; roots; tubers; tree nuts
Lean season	August-September
Population (000s)	11 500
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	540


Comoros

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	17	4	21
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	17	4	21
Previous year imports	10	35	-	45
Previous five years average imports	8	35	-	43
2009 Domestic Availability	1	11	4	16
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	17	4	21
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	11	4	15
Possible stock drawdown	1	-	-	1
2009 Utilization	8	51	4	64
Food use	8	50	2	61
Non-food use	-	1	2	3
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	7	40	0	47
Anticipated commercial imports	7	40	-	47
of which: received or contracted	5	-	1	6
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	12	76	4	92

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	100	100	100
2009 Import requirement compared to average	88	114	-	110
Cereal share of total calorie intake				44

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers; bananas; coconuts
Lean season	January-December
Population (000s)	661
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	680


Congo, Democratic Republic of

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	9	315	1 200	1 524
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	9	315	1 199	1 523
Previous year imports	410	149	110	669
Previous five years average imports	356	123	88	567
2009 Domestic Availability	9	211	1 200	1 420
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	9	316	1 200	1 525
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	9	211	1 200	1 420
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	449	362	1 370	2 181
Food use	441	339	1 104	1 884
Non-food use	8	23	266	297
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	440	151	170	761
Anticipated commercial imports	425	150	100	675
of which: received or contracted	73	3	-	76
Food aid needs	15	1	70	86
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	64	64
of which: delivered	-	-	64	64
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	8	8
of which: for local use	-	-	8	8
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	7	5	17	29

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	100	100	100
2009 Import requirement compared to average	124	123	193	134
Cereal share of total calorie intake				18

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; coarse grains; fruit
Lean season	north: October; south: November-December
Population (000s)	64 257
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	140


Congo, Republic of

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1	19	21
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1	19	20
Previous year imports	230	80	5	315
Previous five years average imports	226	78	5	309
2009 Domestic Availability	-	1	20	21
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1	20	22
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	1	20	21
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	235	84	28	347
Food use	230	79	23	332
Non-food use	5	5	3	13
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	2	2
2009 Import Requirement	235	83	7	325
Anticipated commercial imports	235	80	7	322
of which: received or contracted	34	25	7	66
Food aid needs	-	3	-	3
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	1	-	1
of which: delivered	-	1	-	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	58	20	6	84

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	140	107	109
2008 Import requirement compared to average	104	106	144	105
Cereal share of total calorie intake				30

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; fruit
Lean season	September-November
Population (000s)	3 940
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	1 540


Côte d'Ivoire

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	606	625	1 231
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	670	679	1 349
Previous year imports	304	850	40	1 194
Previous five years average imports	308	860	41	1 209
2009 Domestic Availability	-	410	784	1 194
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	684	784	1 468
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	410	784	1 194
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	300	1 310	824	2 434
Food use	295	1 083	674	2 051
Non-food use	5	128	141	273
Exports or re-exports	-	100	10	110
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	300	900	40	1 240
Anticipated commercial imports	300	885	30	1 215
of which: received or contracted	134	137	7	278
Food aid needs	-	15	10	25
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	4	1	5
of which: delivered	-	4	1	5
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	15	54	34	103

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	102	115	109
2009 Import requirement compared to average	97	105	98	103
Cereal share of total calorie intake				41

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; fruit; rice; maize
Lean season	April-July
Population (000s)	19 939
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	920


Djibouti

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous year imports	68	33	36	136
Previous five years average imports	49	32	10	91
2009 Domestic Availability	2	-	-	2
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	-	-
Possible stock drawdown	2	-	-	2
2009 Utilization	52	32	21	105
Food use	52	28	10	90
Non-food use	-	4	1	5
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	10	10
2009 Import Requirement	50	32	21	103
Anticipated commercial imports	45	27	18	90
of which: received or contracted	9	5	18	32
Food aid needs	5	5	3	13
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	4	1	5
of which: delivered	-	4	1	5
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	61	33	12	106

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2009 Import requirement compared to average	102	100	210	113
Cereal share of total calorie intake				53

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	vegetables
Lean season	January-December
Population (000s)	847
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	1 090


Equatorial Guinea

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous year imports	19	8	-	27
Previous five years average imports	16	8	-	24
2009 Domestic Availability	5	-	-	5
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	-	-
Possible stock drawdown	5	-	-	5
2009 Utilization	22	8	-	30
Food use	18	8	-	26
Non-food use	4	-	-	4
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	17	8	-	25
Anticipated commercial imports	17	8	-	25
of which: received or contracted	7	4	-	11
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	33	15	-	48

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2009 Import requirement compared to average	106	100	-	104
Cereal share of total calorie intake				15

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	cassava; sweet potatoes; plantains
Lean season	September-November
Population (000s)	528
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	12 860


Eritrea

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	21	-	441	462
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	9	-	232	241
Previous year imports	166	11	28	205
Previous five years average imports	204	11	57	272
2009 Domestic Availability	25	-	432	457
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	25	-	432	457
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	25	-	432	457
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	295	11	470	776
Food use	293	11	286	590
Non-food use	2	-	153	155
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	31	31
2009 Import Requirement	270	11	38	319
Anticipated commercial imports	220	11	33	264
of which: received or contracted	-	-	28	28
Food aid needs	50	-	5	55
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	73	3	71	147

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	278	-	186	190
2009 Import requirement compared to average	132	100	67	117
Cereal share of total calorie intake				79

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	sorghum; teff; millet; maize; pulses
Lean season	August-November
Population (000s)	4 014
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	270


Ethiopia

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	2 501	-	12 531	15 032
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	2 235	-	10 002	12 237
Previous year imports	1 135	16	334	1 485
Previous five years average imports	669	16	121	806
2009 Domestic Availability	3 466	-	13 064	16 530
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	3 216	-	12 909	16 125
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	3 216	-	12 909	16 125
Possible stock drawdown	250	-	155	405
2009 Utilization	3 936	16	13 234	17 186
Food use	3 323	16	10 394	13 733
Non-food use	613	-	2 690	3 303
Exports or re-exports	-	-	150	150
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	470	16	170	656
Anticipated commercial imports	220	15	-	235
of which: received or contracted	220	-	-	220
Food aid needs	250	1	170	421
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	144	-	115	259
of which: delivered	144	-	115	259
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	14	14
of which: for local use	-	-	14	14
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	43	-	133	176

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	144	-	129	132
2009 Import requirement compared to average	70	100	140	81
Cereal share of total calorie intake				79

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	sorghum; teff; millet; maize; pulses
Lean season	August-November
Population (000s)	78 140
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	220


Gabon

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1	33	34
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1	31	32
Previous year imports	82	80	5	167
Previous five years average imports	80	76	4	160
2009 Domestic Availability	-	1	33	34
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1	33	34
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	1	33	34
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	85	81	38	204
Food use	84	46	29	159
Non-food use	1	35	9	45
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	85	80	5	170
Anticipated commercial imports	85	80	5	170
of which: received or contracted	30	17	-	47
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	61	33	22	116

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	120	106	107
2009 Import requirement compared to average	106	105	125	106
Cereal share of total calorie intake				26

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers
Lean season	September-November
Population (000s)	1 370
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	7 020


Gambia, Republic of

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	11	139	150
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	23	177	200
Previous year imports	30	93	2	125¹
Previous five years average imports	36	100	1	137
2008/09 Domestic Availability	-	25	196	221
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	38	196	234
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	25	196	221
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008/09 Utilization	30	125	197	351
Food use	28	101	136	265
Non-food use	1	4	42	47
Exports or re-exports	1	20	9	30
Possible stock build up	-	-	10	10
2008/09 Import Requirement	30	100	1	131¹
Anticipated commercial imports	30	95	-	125
of which: received or contracted	25	4	-	29
Food aid needs	-	5	1	6
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	1	-	1
of which: delivered	-	1	-	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	16	56	75	147

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	167	111	117
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	83	100	50	95
Cereal share of total calorie intake				55

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; millet; sorghum
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	1 807
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	320

¹Includes 1 000 tonnes of wheat and 20 000 tonnes of rice for re-export.


Ghana

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	240	1 433	1 673
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	241	1 631	1 872
Previous year imports	256	500	78	834
Previous five years average imports	297	504	51	852
2009 Domestic Availability	-	203	1 563	1 766
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	250	1 563	1 813
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	153	1 563	1 716
Possible stock drawdown	-	50	-	50
2009 Utilization	340	763	1 653	2 756
Food use	337	558	1 300	2 195
Non-food use	3	30	339	372
Exports or re-exports	-	175	10	185
Possible stock build up	-	-	4	4
2009 Import Requirement	340	560	90	990
Anticipated commercial imports	300	550	74	924
of which: received or contracted	21	89	18	128
Food aid needs	40	10	16	66
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	1	-	6	7
of which: delivered	1	-	6	7
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	2	2
of which: for local use	-	-	2	2
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	14	23	53	90

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	104	96	97
2009 Import requirement compared to average	114	111	176	116
Cereal share of total calorie intake				28

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; coarse grains; rice
Lean season	April-June
Population (000s)	24 487
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	590


Guinea

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1 317	933	2 250
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1 257	859	2 116
Previous year imports	150	326	16	492
Previous five years average imports	172	327	8	507
2009 Domestic Availability	-	978	1 053	2 031
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1 466	1 053	2 519
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	978	1 053	2 031
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	165	1 308	1 067	2 540
Food use	162	968	373	1 502
Non-food use	3	220	565	788
Exports or re-exports	-	120	80	200
Possible stock build up	-	-	50	50
2009 Import Requirement	165	330	14	509
Anticipated commercial imports	150	310	7	467
of which: received or contracted	26	6	-	32
Food aid needs	15	20	7	42
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	7	5	12
of which: delivered	-	7	5	12
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	17	99	38	154

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	117	123	119
2009 Import requirement compared to average	96	101	175	100
Cereal share of total calorie intake				44

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers; coarse grains
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	9 739
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	400


Guinea-Bissau

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	131	57	188
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	98	85	183
Previous year imports	24	98	3	125
Previous five years average imports	19	67	2	88
2008/09 Domestic Availability	5	99	85	189
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	149	68	217
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	99	68	167
Possible stock drawdown	5	-	17	22
2008/09 Utilization	12	183	90	284
Food use	12	165	68	245
Non-food use	-	13	19	32
Exports or re-exports	-	5	3	8
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008/09 Import Requirement	7	84	4	95
Anticipated commercial imports	7	80	-	87
of which: received or contracted	4	25	-	29
Food aid needs	-	4	4	8
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	2	2
of which: delivered	-	-	2	2
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	7	92	38	136

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	152	80	119
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	35	125	215	108
Cereal share of total calorie intake				58

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; coarse grains; oils; fats; roots; tubers
Lean season	May-August
Population (000s)	1 801
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	200


Kenya

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (October/September)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	300	47	2 839	3 186
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	357	53	3 008	3 418
Previous year imports	642	290	275	1 207
Previous five years average imports	587	264	519	1 370
2008/09 Domestic Availability	375	39	2 464	2 878
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	225	45	2 464	2 734
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	225	29	2 464	2 718
Possible stock drawdown	150	10	-	160
2008/09 Utilization	995	339	3 665	4 999
Food use	957	330	3 346	4 633
Non-food use	38	9	314	361
Exports or re-exports	-	-	5	5
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008/09 Import Requirement	620	300	1 201	2 121
Anticipated commercial imports	550	296	1 071	1 917
of which: received or contracted	503	64	1 059	1 626
Food aid needs	70	4	130	204
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	34	4	105	143
of which: delivered	34	4	105	143
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	6	6
of which: for local use	-	-	6	6
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	25	9	86	120

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	63	85	82	80
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	106	114	231	155
Cereal share of total calorie intake				50

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; wheat; pulses; roots; tubers
Lean season	June-July
Population (000s)	38 765
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	640


Lesotho

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	11	-	77	88
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	11	-	87	98
Previous year imports	84	20	100	203
Previous five years average imports	83	20	101	204
2009/10 Domestic Availability	22	-	76	98
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	10	-	76	86
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	10	-	76	86
Possible stock drawdown	12	-	-	12
2009/10 Utilization	97	20	193	310
Food use	95	20	178	293
Non-food use	2	-	4	6
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	10	10
2009/10 Import Requirement	75	20	117	212
Anticipated commercial imports	75	15	110	200
of which: received or contracted	15	-	15	30
Food aid needs	-	5	7	12
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	46	9	86	142

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	94	-	87	88
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	90	98	116	104
Cereal share of total calorie intake				78

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; sorghum; vegetables
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	2 067
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	1 030


Liberia

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	221	-	221
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	138	-	138
Previous year imports	65	168	20	253
Previous five years average imports	65	173	16	254
2009 Domestic Availability	-	197	-	197
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	287	-	287
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	187	-	187
Possible stock drawdown	-	10	-	10
2009 Utilization	70	372	25	467
Food use	68	314	25	407
Non-food use	2	57	-	59
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	70	175	25	270
Anticipated commercial imports	20	170	10	200
of which: received or contracted	7	42	-	49
Food aid needs	50	5	15	70
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	2	3	-	5
of which: delivered	2	3	-	5
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	17	78	6	101

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	208	-	208
2009 Import requirement compared to average	108	101	156	106
Cereal share of total calorie intake				36

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers; oils
Lean season	July-August
Population (000s)	4 022
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	140


Madagascar

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	10	4 100	391	4 501
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	10	3 521	404	3 935
Previous year imports	124	90	3	217
Previous five years average imports	113	160	6	279
2009/10 Domestic Availability	10	2 814	301	3 125
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	10	4 200	301	4 511
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	10	2 814	301	3 125
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Utilization	145	2 914	326	3 385
Food use	145	2 461	296	2 902
Non-food use	-	438	30	468
Exports or re-exports	-	15	-	15
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Import Requirement	135	100	25	260
Anticipated commercial imports	120	100	-	220
of which: received or contracted	1	21	2	24
Food aid needs	15	-	25	40
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	7	125	15	148

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	119	75	115
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	119	63	417	93
Cereal share of total calorie intake				53

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers; maize; fruit
Lean season	February-March
Population (000s)	19 625
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	320


Malawi

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	2	115	2 871	2 989
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	3	82	2 399	2 484
Previous year imports	68	10	109	186
Previous five years average imports	67	15	169	251
2009/10 Domestic Availability	16	85	3 747	3 848
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	3	131	3 747	3 881
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	3	85	3 747	3 835
Possible stock drawdown	13	-	-	13
2009/10 Utilization	66	95	3 748	3 909
Food use	66	61	2 113	2 240
Non-food use	-	10	1 175	1 185
Exports or re-exports	-	2	200	202
Possible stock build up	-	22	260	282
2009/10 Import Requirement	50	10	1	61
Anticipated commercial imports	50	10	-	60
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	-	-	1	1
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	1	1
of which: delivered	-	-	1	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	3	3
of which: for local use	-	-	3	3
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	4	4	138	147

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	93	160	156	156
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	75	67	1	24
Cereal share of total calorie intake				58

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; pulses; roots; tubers; rice
Lean season	February-March
Population (000s)	15 263
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	250


Mali

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	9	1 082	2 795	3 886
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	8	946	2 491	3 445
Previous year imports	75	141	9	226
Previous five years average imports	114	140	17	271
2008/09 Domestic Availability	13	891	2 734	3 637
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	13	1 310	2 734	4 057
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	13	891	2 734	3 637
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008/09 Utilization	123	1 037	2 752	3 911
Food use	119	757	1 987	2 862
Non-food use	1	143	484	629
Exports or re-exports	2	100	105	207
Possible stock build up	1	37	175	213
2008/09 Import Requirement	109	146	18	274
Anticipated commercial imports	109	140	16	266
of which: received or contracted	54	8	5	67
Food aid needs	-	6	2	8
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	6	2	8
of which: delivered	-	6	2	8
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	6	6
of which: for local use	-	-	6	6
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	9	58	152	218

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	164	138	110	118
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	96	104	106	101
Cereal share of total calorie intake				73

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; sorghum; rice; maize
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	13 107
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	500


Mauritania

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	82	98	180
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	77	84	161
Previous year imports	328	111	12	451¹
Previous five years average imports	332	61	10	403
2008/09 Domestic Availability	-	66	108	174
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	99	108	207
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	66	108	174
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2008/09 Utilization	335	146	117	598
Food use	230	134	90	454
Non-food use	85	8	20	113
Exports or re-exports	20	5	1	26
Possible stock build up	-	-	5	5
2008/09 Import Requirement	335	80	9	424¹
Anticipated commercial imports	300	70	1	371
of which: received or contracted	209	65	5	279
Food aid needs	35	10	8	53
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	14	-	3	17
of which: delivered	14	-	3	17
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	70	41	27	138

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	129	128	129
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	101	131	90	105
Cereal share of total calorie intake				54

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	wheat; rice; millet; sorghum
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	3 296
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	840

¹Includes 20 000 tonnes of wheat for re-export.


Mauritius

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous year imports	157	65	86	308
Previous five years average imports	151	66	87	304
2009 Domestic Availability	2	-	-	2
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	-	-
Possible stock drawdown	2	-	-	2
2009 Utilization	163	65	88	316
Food use	117	65	3	185
Non-food use	6	-	85	91
Exports or re-exports	40	-	-	40
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	161	65	88	314
Anticipated commercial imports	161	65	88	314
of which: received or contracted	46	4	13	63
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	91	51	2	145

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2009 Import requirement compared to average	107	98	101	103
Cereal share of total calorie intake				45

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	vegetables
Lean season	January-December
Population (000s)	1 280
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	5 580


Mozambique

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	2	206	2 142	2 350
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	2	187	1 916	2 105
Previous year imports	302	370	302	975
Previous five years average imports	366	367	146	879
2009/10 Domestic Availability	2	167	2 365	2 534
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	2	250	2 365	2 617
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	2	167	2 365	2 534
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Utilization	282	537	2 528	3 347
Food use	282	509	1 817	2 608
Non-food use	-	28	496	524
Exports or re-exports	-	-	150	150
Possible stock build up	-	-	65	65
2009/10 Import Requirement	280	370	163	813
Anticipated commercial imports	250	350	150	750
of which: received or contracted	6	-	55	61
Food aid needs	30	20	13	63
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	2	-	2
of which: delivered	-	2	-	2
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	12	22	79	114

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	134	123	124
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	77	101	112	92
Cereal share of total calorie intake				43

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; maize
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	22 894
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	330


Namibia

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (May/April)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	12	-	94	106
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	11	-	127	138
Previous year imports	39	-	154	193
Previous five years average imports	64	-	106	170
2009/10 Domestic Availability	12	-	127	139
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	12	-	127	139
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	12	-	127	139
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	1	1
2009/10 Utilization	77	-	213	290
Food use	76	-	200	276
Non-food use	1	-	13	14
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Import Requirement	64	-	86	151
Anticipated commercial imports	64	-	86	151
of which: received or contracted	6	-	9	15
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	36	-	95	131

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	111	-	100	101
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	101	-	81	89
Cereal share of total calorie intake				64

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; maize; sorghum; wheat
Lean season
Population (000s)	2 112
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	3 450


Niger

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	9	70	3 290	3 369
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	7	70	3 407	3 484
Previous year imports	15	324	57	397
Previous five years average imports	34	230	72	336
2008/09 Domestic Availability	14	114	4 814	4 942
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	14	129	4 814	4 957
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	14	84	4 814	4 912
Possible stock drawdown	-	30	-	30
2008/09 Utilization	52	329	4 871	5 252
Food use	47	319	3 281	3 646
Non-food use	1	9	1 160	1 170
Exports or re-exports	-	1	200	201
Possible stock build up	4	-	230	234
2008/09 Import Requirement	38	215	57	310
Anticipated commercial imports	35	200	45	280
of which: received or contracted	13	38	-	51
Food aid needs	3	15	12	30
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	7	6	13
of which: delivered	-	7	6	13
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	3	21	215	239

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	193	185	141	142
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	112	93	79	92
Cereal share of total calorie intake				69

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; sorghum; pulses; roots; tubers
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	15 254
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	280


Nigeria

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	44	3 186	23 929	27 159
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	60	3 449	22 310	25 819
Previous year imports	3 085	1 900	80	5 065¹
Previous five years average imports	3 259	1 921	78	5 258
2009 Domestic Availability	53	2 507	25 977	28 537
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	53	4 179	25 977	30 209
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	53	2 507	25 977	28 537
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	3 253	4 507	26 057	33 817
Food use	2 953	3 806	18 427	25 186
Non-food use	200	501	7 030	7 731
Exports or re-exports	100	-	350	450
Possible stock build up	-	200	250	450
2009 Import Requirement	3 200	2 000	80	5 280²
Anticipated commercial imports	3 200	2 000	80	5 280
of which: received or contracted	1 143	160	27	1 330
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	19	25	119	162

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	88	121	116	117
2009 Import requirement compared to average	98	104	103	100
Cereal share of total calorie intake				46

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; coarse grains; rice
Lean season	April-May
Population (000s)	155 296
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	920

¹Includes 200 000 tonnes of wheat for re-export.
²Includes 100 000 tonnes of wheat for re-export.


Rwanda

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	68	82	317	467
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	30	63	292	385
Previous year imports	20	30	108	158
Previous five years average imports	15	26	145	186
2009 Domestic Availability	50	47	346	443
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	50	70	346	466
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	50	47	346	443
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	60	77	476	613
Food use	41	74	386	501
Non-food use	-	3	90	93
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	19	-	-	19
2009 Import Requirement	10	30	130	170
Anticipated commercial imports	5	25	110	140
of which: received or contracted	7	-	24	31
Food aid needs	5	5	20	30
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	3	-	18	21
of which: delivered	3	-	18	21
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	4	7	39	50

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	167	111	118	121
2009 Import requirement compared to average	67	115	90	91
Cereal share of total calorie intake				17

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; pulses; plantains; sorghum; maize
Lean season	November-December
Population (000s)	9 998
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	320


Sao Tome and Principe

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	3	3
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	3	3
Previous year imports	8	10	2	20
Previous five years average imports	8	6	2	16
2009 Domestic Availability	-	-	3	3
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	3	3
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	3	3
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	8	4	5	17
Food use	4	4	5	13
Non-food use	1	-	-	1
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	4	-	-	4
2009 Import Requirement	8	4	2	14
Anticipated commercial imports	8	3	2	13
of which: received or contracted	4	-	-	4
Food aid needs	-	1	-	1
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	0.3	-	0.3
of which: delivered	-	0.3	-	0.3
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	24	24	31	78

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	100	100
2009 Import requirement compared to average	100	67	100	88
Cereal share of total calorie intake				33

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	bananas; breadfruit; cocoyam
Lean season	January-December
Population (000s)	164
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	870


Senegal

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	193	579	772
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	235	930	1 165
Previous year imports	335	643	107	1 085
Previous five years average imports	331	580	72	983
2008/09 Domestic Availability	25	361	1 406	1 792
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	516	1 406	1 922
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	361	1 406	1 767
Possible stock drawdown	25	-	-	25
2008/09 Utilization	375	966	1 482	2 823
Food use	370	857	941	2 168
Non-food use	5	34	348	387
Exports or re-exports	-	-	5	5
Possible stock build up	-	75	188	263
2008/09 Import Requirement	350	605	76	1 031
Anticipated commercial imports	350	600	55	1 005
of which: received or contracted	207	183	47	437
Food aid needs	0	5	21	26
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	3	2	5
of which: delivered	-	3	2	5
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	9	9
of which: for local use	-	-	9	9
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	28	66	72	166

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	220	151	165
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	106	104	106	105
Cereal share of total calorie intake				61

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	millet; sorghum; rice; maize; wheat
Lean season	August-September
Population (000s)	13 025
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	830


Seychelles

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
Previous year imports	2	5	6	13
Previous five years average imports	2	5	6	13
2009 Domestic Availability	-	-	-	-
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	-	-
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	2	5	6	13
Food use	2	5	1	8
Non-food use	-	-	5	5
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	2	5	6	13
Anticipated commercial imports	2	5	6	13
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	24	60	12	95

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	-	-
2009 Import requirement compared to average	100	100	100	100
Cereal share of total calorie intake				34

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	coconuts; fruit; vegetables
Lean season	January-December
Population (000s)	84
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	8 960


Sierra Leone

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1 008	89	1 098
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	759	78	837
Previous year imports	80	143	9	232
Previous five years average imports	78	111	8	197
2009 Domestic Availability	-	720	98	818
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	1 200	98	1 298
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	720	98	818
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	80	805	107	992
Food use	80	519	96	695
Non-food use	-	186	11	197
Exports or re-exports	-	50	-	50
Possible stock build up	-	50	-	50
2009 Import Requirement	80	85	9	174
Anticipated commercial imports	55	80	5	140
of which: received or contracted	2	8	-	10
Food aid needs	25	5	4	34
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	9	-	4	13
of which: delivered	9	-	4	13
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	13	83	15	111

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	158	126	155
2009 Import requirement compared to average	103	77	113	88
Cereal share of total calorie intake				54

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers
Lean season	July-August
Population (000s)	6 237
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	260


Somalia

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (August/July)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	174	176
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	229	231
Previous year imports	162	130	180	472
Previous five years average imports	186	127	133	446
2008/09 Domestic Availability	5	1	165	171
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	165	167
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	1	165	166
Possible stock drawdown	5	-	-	5
2008/09 Utilization	185	141	605	931
Food use	140	135	483	758
Non-food use	45	6	37	88
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	85	85
2008/09 Import Requirement	180	140	440	760
Anticipated commercial imports	170	135	40	345
of which: received or contracted	27	43	14	83
Food aid needs	10	5	400	415
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	4	2	381	386
of which: delivered	4	2	381	386
Donor-financed purchases	-	17	6	23
of which: for local use	-	17	6	23
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	19	18	65	101

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	100	72	72
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	97	110	331	170
Cereal share of total calorie intake				34

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; sorghum; sesame
Lean season	June-August
Population (000s)	7 473
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	n.a.


South Africa

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (May/April)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production	2 130	3	13 701	15 834
Previous five years average production	1 945	3	10 275	12 223
Previous year imports	1 300	737	128	2 165
Previous five years average imports	1 151	739	649	2 539
2009/10 Domestic Availability	1 860	2	12 671	14 533
2009 Production (rice in paddy terms)	1 810	3	12 671	14 484
2009 Production (rice in milled terms)	1 810	2	12 671	14 483
Possible stock drawdown	50	-	-	50
2009/10 Utilization	3 260	739	12 977	16 976
Food use	2 890	694	4 810	8 394
Non-food use	170	45	5 921	6 136
Exports or re-exports	200	-	1 840	2 040
Possible stock build up	-	-	406	406
2009/10 Import Requirement	1 400	737	306	2 443
Anticipated commercial imports	1 400	737	306	2 443
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	-	-	-	-
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	10	10
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	10	10
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	62	15	103	180

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 production compared to average (rice paddy terms)	93	100	123	118
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	122	100	47	96
Cereal share of total calorie intake				54

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	Maize, wheat
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	46 663
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	5 720


Sudan

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (November/October)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	587	34	4 652	5 273
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	494	34	4 927	5 455
Previous year imports	1 148	51	356	1 555
Previous five years average imports	1 344	46	285	1 675
2008/09 Domestic Availability	842	26	5 168	6 036
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	642	37	4 873	5 552
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	642	26	4 873	5 541
Possible stock drawdown	200	-	295	495
2008/09 Utilization	1 792	77	5 571	7 440
Food use	1 728	76	4 044	5 848
Non-food use	64	1	1 277	1 342
Exports or re-exports	-	-	250	250
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2008/09 Import Requirement	950	51	403	1 404
Anticipated commercial imports	900	51	53	1 004
of which: received or contracted	807	2	53	862
Food aid needs	50	-	350	400
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	26	-	267	293
of which: delivered	26	-	267	293
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	46	2	108	156

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	130	109	99	102
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	71	111	142	84
Cereal share of total calorie intake				56

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	sorghum; millet; wheat; roots; tubers; oils
Lean season	September-October
Population (000s)	37 530
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	950


Swaziland

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (May/April)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	65	65
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	61	61
Previous year imports	37	18	73	128
Previous five years average imports	38	17	77	132
2009/10 Domestic Availability	-	-	73	73
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	73	73
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	73	73
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Utilization	43	18	139	199
Food use	43	18	108	168
Non-food use	-	-	31	31
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Import Requirement	43	18	66	127
Anticipated commercial imports	43	18	60	121
of which: received or contracted	4	-	6	10
Food aid needs	-	-	6	6
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	36	15	91	142

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	119	119
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	112	106	86	96
Cereal share of total calorie intake				44

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	1 185
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	2 560


Tanzania, United Republic of

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2008/09 MARKETING YEAR (June/May)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	87	1 411	4 303	5 801
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	88	1 188	3 984	5 260
Previous year imports	341	161	68	570
Previous five years average imports	400	169	125	694
2008/09 Domestic Availability	80	937	4 557	5 574
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	80	1 380	4 557	6 017
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	80	897	4 557	5 534
Possible stock drawdown	-	40	-	40
2008/09 Utilization	610	1 037	4 629	6 275
Food use	482	861	3 796	5 139
Non-food use	8	175	623	806
Exports or re-exports	50	1	120	171
Possible stock build up	70	-	90	160
2008/09 Import Requirement	530	100	72	702
Anticipated commercial imports	514	81	60	655
of which: received or contracted	511	28	60	599
Food aid needs	16	19	13	47
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	16	19	12	47
of which: delivered	16	19	12	47
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	9	9
of which: for local use	-	-	9	9
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	11	20	89	121

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	91	116	114	114
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	132	59	58	101
Cereal share of total calorie intake				51

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; roots; tubers; sorghum; pulses; plantains; rice
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	42 484
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	410


Togo

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	80	791	872
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	71	752	823
Previous year imports	66	83	5	154¹
Previous five years average imports	84	85	1	170
2009 Domestic Availability	-	63	850	913
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	86	850	935
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	58	850	908
Possible stock drawdown	-	5	-	5
2009 Utilization	70	146	851	1 067
Food use	58	89	544	691
Non-food use	2	7	227	236
Exports or re-exports	10	50	55	115
Possible stock build up	-	-	25	25
2009 Import Requirement	70	83	1	154¹
Anticipated commercial imports	70	83	-	153
of which: received or contracted	11	8	-	19
Food aid needs	-	-	1	1
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	1	1
of which: delivered	-	-	1	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	8	13	78	99

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	120	113	114
2009 Import requirement compared to average	83	98	130	91
Cereal share of total calorie intake				47

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; coarse grains; fruit
Lean season	April-July
Population (000s)	6 955
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)

¹Includes 10 000 tonnes of wheat and 50 000 tonnes of rice for re-export.


Uganda

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	19	180	2 450	2 649
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	16	151	2 325	2 492
Previous year imports	146	35	50	231
Previous five years average imports	93	49	76	218
2009 Domestic Availability	59	127	2 485	2 671
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	19	190	2 420	2 629
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	19	127	2 420	2 566
Possible stock drawdown	40	-	65	105
2009 Utilization	119	162	2 535	2 816
Food use	117	161	2 107	2 385
Non-food use	2	-	269	271
Exports or re-exports	-	1	159	160
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	60	35	50	145
Anticipated commercial imports	37	35	-	72
of which: received or contracted	37	2	1	40
Food aid needs	23	-	50	73
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	4	4
of which: delivered	-	-	4	4
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	22	22
of which: for local use	-	-	22	22
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	4	5	67	75

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	119	126	104	105
2009 Import requirement compared to average	65	71	66	67
Cereal share of total calorie intake				21

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	roots; tubers; plantains; pulses; maize; millet; sorghum
Lean season	April-May
Population (000s)	31 657
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	370


Zambia

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (May/April)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	185	30	1 499	1 714
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	123	17	1 319	1 459
Previous year imports	26	10	104	140
Previous five years average imports	44	18	67	129
2009/10 Domestic Availability	195	28	1 962	2 185
2009 Production (rice in paddy terms)	195	42	1 962	2 199
2009 Production (rice in milled terms)	195	28	1 962	2 185
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Utilization	195	49	1 962	2 206
Food use	185	45	1 155	1 385
Non-food use	10	1	320	331
Exports or re-exports	-	-	263	263
Possible stock build up	-	3	224	227
2009/10 Import Requirement	-	21	-	21
Anticipated commercial imports	-	20	-	20
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	-	1	-	1
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	-	-
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	14	4	89	107

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	159	247	149	151
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	-	117	-	16
Cereal share of total calorie intake				65

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; roots; tubers
Lean season	March-May
Population (000s)	12 935
GNI per capita in 2007 (USD)	770


Zimbabwe

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	31	3	808	842
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	135	2	1 315	1 452
Previous year imports	220	22	771	1 013
Previous five years average imports	126	23	636	785
2009/10 Domestic Availability	12	-	1 419	1 431
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	12	-	1 419	1 431
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	12	-	1 419	1 431
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Utilization	181	22	1 909	2 112
Food use	175	22	1 544	1 741
Non-food use	3	-	319	322
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	3	-	46	49
2009/10 Import Requirement	169	22	490	681
Anticipated commercial imports	148	22	330	500
of which: received or contracted	17	-	45	62
Food aid needs	21	-	160	181
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	12	-	26	38
of which: delivered	12	-	26	38
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	16	2	140	158

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	9	-	108	99
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	134	96	77	87
Cereal share of total calorie intake				58

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; wheat; millet; sorghum
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	11 000
GNI per capita in 2005 (USD)	340

Terminology

"Utilization": All elements of utilisation for wheat and coarse grains are expressed in grain equivalent. For rice, all elements are expressed in milled form. Non-food use includes post-harvest losses, seed use, feed use, industrial use for all cereals.


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