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	Cereal Supply/Demand Balances for Sub-Saharan Africa	October 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	762	781
Previous year imports	543	234	60	837
Previous five years average imports	467	213	85	765
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	126	77	1	204
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	40	84

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	100	87	88
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)	17 996
GNI per capita in 2008 (USD)	3 450


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	17	33	-	50
Food aid needs	1	5	2	8
Current aid position
Food aid pledges	-	-	2	2
of which: delivered	-	-	2	2
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 2008 (USD)	690

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	13	-	92	105
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	1	-	92	93
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	1	-	92	93
Possible stock drawdown	12	-	-	12
2009/10 Utilization	93	36	249	378
Food use	93	36	223	352
Non-food use	-	-	6	6
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	21	21
2009/10 Import Requirement	80	36	157	273
Anticipated commercial imports	80	36	157	273
of which: received or contracted	39	-	79	118
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)	48	19	114	180

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	-	288	282
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 2008 (USD)	6 470


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	3 997	4 427
Food use	64	314	2 930	3 307
Non-food use	1	10	767	778
Exports or re-exports	-	-	175	175
Possible stock build up	-	42	125	167
2008/09 Import Requirement	65	210	19	294
Anticipated commercial imports	55	195	7	257
of which: received or contracted	49	2	5	56
Food aid needs	10	15	13	37
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	3	15	13	31
of which: delivered	3	15	13	30
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	7	7
of which: for local use	-	-	7	7
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	138	100
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 2008 (USD)	480


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	49	217	275
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	9	74	217	300
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	9	49	217	275
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	43	60	317	419
Food use	41	52	285	377
Non-food use	2	8	32	42
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	34	10	100	144
Anticipated commercial imports	26	7	50	83
of which: received or contracted	-	0	1	1
Food aid needs	8	3	50	61
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	8	3	27	38
of which: delivered	1	3	20	24
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	2	2
of which: for local use	-	-	2	2
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	107	104	105
2009 Import requirement compared to average	117	149	125	124
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 2008 (USD)	140


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	387	1 607	2 280
Food use	256	342	1 283	1 882
Non-food use	4	5	299	308
Exports or re-exports	25	40	25	90
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	275	350	22	647²
Anticipated commercial imports	275	348	20	643
of which: received or contracted	178	165	16	359
Food aid needs	-	2	2	4
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	2	2	4
of which: delivered	-	2	2	4
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	3	3
of which: for local use	-	-	2	2
for export	-	-	1	1
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 2008 (USD)	1 150

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	31	27	72	131
Food use	25	27	40	93
Non-food use	-	-	1	1
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	6	-	30	36
2008/09 Import Requirement	31	19	60	111
Anticipated commercial imports	20	16	59	95
of which: received or contracted	18	14	5	37
Food aid needs	12	3	1	16
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	12	3	-	15
of which: delivered	6	3	-	9
Donor-financed purchases	-	0.3	-	0.3
of which: for local use	-	0.3	-	0.3
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	48	52	77	177

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	165	165
2008/09 Import requirement compared to average	137	72	216	143
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 2008 (USD)	3 130


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	38	3	13	54
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	192	256
Food use	37	27	165	229
Non-food use	-	-	23	23
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	4	4
2009 Import Requirement	37	6	19	62
Anticipated commercial imports	35	3	2	40
of which: received or contracted	12	-	-	12
Food aid needs	2	3	17	22
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	2	17	19
of which: delivered	-	2	17	19
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	8	6	37	51

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	97	102	101
2009 Import requirement compared to average	97	200	142	114
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 2008 (USD)	410


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	57	10	56	122
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	1 912	2 114
Food use	73	107	1 167	1 346
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	71	149
Anticipated commercial imports	50	10	4	63
of which: received or contracted	42	-	-	42
Food aid needs	16	3	67	86
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	16	3	67	86
of which: delivered	10	3	67	80
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	169	118
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 2008 (USD)	530


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	47	-	57
Previous five years average imports	8	38	-	46
2009 Domestic Availability	1	14	4	19
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	17	4	21
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	11	4	15
Possible stock drawdown	1	3	-	4
2009 Utilization	8	51	5	65
Food use	8	50	2	61
Non-food use	-	1	2	3
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	1	1
2009 Import Requirement	7	37	1	45
Anticipated commercial imports	7	37	1	45
of which: received or contracted	7	11	1	19
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	3	92

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	100	100	100
2009 Import requirement compared to average	90	97	-	98
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 2008 (USD)	750


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	142	75	642
of which: received or contracted	142	6	5	153
Food aid needs	15	9	95	119
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	14	9	95	118
of which: delivered	-	-	95	95
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	10	10
of which: for local use	-	-	10	10
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 2008 (USD)	150


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	79	7	322
of which: received or contracted	52	51	7	110
Food aid needs	-	4	-	4
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	4	-	4
of which: delivered	-	4	-	4
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 2008 (USD)	1 970


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	262	507	8	777
Food aid needs	-	15	10	25
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	14	7	21
of which: delivered	-	7	7	14
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 2008 (USD)	980


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	24	12	18	54
Food aid needs	5	5	3	13
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	5	1	6
of which: delivered	-	5	1	6
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 2008 (USD)	1 130


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	10	5	-	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)	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 2008 (USD)	11 198


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	10	-	235	245
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	10	-	160	170
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	10	-	160	170
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	75	75
2009 Utilization	290	11	273	574
Food use	287	11	232	530
Non-food use	1	-	41	42
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	2	-	-	2
2009 Import Requirement	280	11	38	329
Anticipated commercial imports	230	11	33	274
of which: received or contracted	-	-	29	29
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)	72	3	58	132

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	111	-	69	71
2009 Import requirement compared to average	137	100	67	121
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 2008 (USD)	300


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	2 804	-	12 695	15 499
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	2 654	-	12 695	15 349
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	2 654	-	12 695	15 349
Possible stock drawdown	150	-	-	150
2009 Utilization	3 354	16	12 957	16 327
Food use	3 054	16	10 497	13 567
Non-food use	300	-	2 035	2 335
Exports or re-exports	-	-	60	60
Possible stock build up	-	-	365	365
2009 Import Requirement	550	16	262	828
Anticipated commercial imports	200	15	-	215
of which: received or contracted	200	15	-	215
Food aid needs	350	1	262	613
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	328	-	148	476
of which: delivered	328	-	148	476
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	27	27
of which: for local use	-	-	27	27
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	39	-	134	174

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	119	-	127	125
2009 Import requirement compared to average	82	100	217	103
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 2008 (USD)	280


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	48	25	-	73
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 2008 (USD)	7 240


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	125
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	131
Anticipated commercial imports	30	95	-	125
of which: received or contracted	28	81	-	109
Food aid needs	-	5	1	6
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	3	-	3
of which: delivered	-	3	-	3
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 2008 (USD)	390


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	29	214	22	265
Food aid needs	40	10	16	66
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	5	-	6	11
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 2008 (USD)	670


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	43	30	-	73
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)	390


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	50	-	54
Food aid needs	-	4	4	8
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	3	3
of which: delivered	-	-	3	3
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 2008 (USD)	250


Kenya

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (October/September)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	225	45	2 284	2 554
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	326	54	2 878	3 258
Previous year imports	800	300	1 461	2 561
Previous five years average imports	661	280	688	1 629
2009/10 Domestic Availability	370	39	2 338	2 747
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	220	45	2 314	2 579
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	220	29	2 314	2 563
Possible stock drawdown	150	10	24	184
2009/10 Utilization	970	349	3 748	5 067
Food use	925	340	3 440	4 705
Non-food use	45	9	308	362
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Import Requirement	600	310	1 410	2 320
Anticipated commercial imports	500	307	1 190	1 997
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	100	3	220	323
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)	23	9	86	118

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	67	83	80	79
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	91	111	205	142
Cereal share of total calorie intake				50

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; wheat; pulses; roots; tubers
Lean season	June-July
Population (000s)	39 802
GNI per capita in 2008 (USD)	770


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	29	-	39	68
Food aid needs	-	5	7	12
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	0.2	0.2
of which: delivered	-	-	0.2	0.2
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	1	1
of which: for local use	-	-	1	1
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 20087 (USD)	1 080


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	-	187	-	187
2008 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	287	-	287
2008 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	187	-	187
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009 Utilization	70	362	25	457
Food use	68	304	25	397
Non-food use	2	57	-	59
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	70	175	25	270
Anticipated commercial imports	40	163	10	213
of which: received or contracted	12	61	-	73
Food aid needs	30	13	15	58
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	5	13	1	19
of which: delivered	4	5	1	10
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	17	76	6	99

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 2008 (USD)	170


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	3 914	436	4 361
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	10	3 483	391	3 884
Previous year imports	124	90	3	217
Previous five years average imports	113	160	6	279
2009/10 Domestic Availability	10	2 814	371	3 195
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	10	4 200	371	4 581
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	10	2 814	371	3 195
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Utilization	145	2 914	399	3 458
Food use	145	2 461	369	2 975
Non-food use	-	438	30	468
Exports or re-exports	-	15	-	15
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Import Requirement	135	100	28	263
Anticipated commercial imports	120	97	3	220
of which: received or contracted	6	21	3	30
Food aid needs	15	3	25	44
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	3	3	6
of which: delivered	-	1	2	3
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	7	125	19	152

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	121	95	118
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	119	63	468	94
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 2008 (USD)	410


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	77	10	103	190
Previous five years average imports	69	15	168	252
2009/10 Domestic Availability	20	85	3 747	3 852
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	17	-	-	17
2009/10 Utilization	70	95	3 800	3 965
Food use	70	61	2 165	2 296
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	53	113
Anticipated commercial imports	38	10	40	88
of which: received or contracted	33	9	36	78
Food aid needs	12	-	13	25
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	12	-	12	24
of which: delivered	-	-	12	12
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	4	4
of which: for local use	-	-	3	3
for export	-	-	1	1
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	5	4	142	150

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	72	67	32	45
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 2008 (USD)	290


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	122	1 037	2 753	3 911
Food use	119	757	1 988	2 864
Non-food use	1	143	484	629
Exports or re-exports	2	100	105	207
Possible stock build up	-	37	175	212
2008/09 Import Requirement	109	146	19	274
Anticipated commercial imports	108	140	16	265
of which: received or contracted	59	14	5	78
Food aid needs	1	6	3	9
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	0.6	6.1	2.7	9
of which: delivered	-	6.1	2.7	9
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	6	6
of which: for local use	-	-	6	6
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	9	58	152	219

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	95	104	112	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 2008 (USD)	580


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	11	450¹
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	155	122	612
Food use	230	103	95	428
Non-food use	85	8	20	113
Exports or re-exports	20	10	1	31
Possible stock build up	-	35	5	40
2008/09 Import Requirement	335	89	14	438¹
Anticipated commercial imports	300	89	6	395
of which: received or contracted	278	103	5	386
Food aid needs	35	-	8	43
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	19	-	3	22
of which: delivered	19	-	3	22
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	70	31	29	130

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	146	140	109
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	101	27	26	154
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 2008 (USD)	6 400


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	213	2 140	2 355
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	2	189	1 916	2 107
Previous year imports	302	370	302	975
Previous five years average imports	366	367	146	879
2009/10 Domestic Availability	2	173	2 355	2 530
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	2	260	2 355	2 617
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	2	173	2 355	2 530
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Utilization	282	543	2 518	3 344
Food use	282	515	1 807	2 605
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	232	350	150	732
of which: received or contracted	86	42	114	242
Food aid needs	48	20	13	81
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	45	2	10	57
of which: delivered	-	2	10	12
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	3	3
of which: for local use	-	-	3	3
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	12	23	79	114

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	137	123	124
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	77	101	112	93
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 2008 (USD)	370


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	140
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	-	214	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	10	-	16	26
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)	112	-	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
Population (000s)	2 112
GNI per capita in 2008 (USD)	4 200


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	333	4 871	5 255
Food use	47	323	3 281	3 650
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	219	57	314
Anticipated commercial imports	35	200	45	280
of which: received or contracted	13	44	-	57
Food aid needs	3	19	12	34
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	2	19	10	31
of which: delivered	2	19	10	31
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	95	79	93
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 2008 (USD)	330


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	2 418	1 005	27	3 450
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 2008 (USD)	1 160
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	65	73	471	609
Food use	46	70	381	497
Non-food use	-	3	90	93
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	19	-	-	19
2009 Import Requirement	15	26	125	166
Anticipated commercial imports	10	25	105	140
of which: received or contracted	10	-	34	44
Food aid needs	5	1	20	26
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	3	-	20	23
of which: delivered	3	-	20	23
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	5	7	38	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	100	100	86	89
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 2008 (USD)	410


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	9	5	22
Food use	4	9	5	18
Non-food use	1	-	-	1
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	4	-	-	4
2009 Import Requirement	8	9	2	19
Anticipated commercial imports	8	3	2	13
of which: received or contracted	5	-	-	5
Food aid needs	-	6	-	6
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	6	-	6
of which: delivered	-	1	-	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	24	54	31	108

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2008 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	100	100
2009 Import requirement compared to average	100	148	100	118
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 2008 (USD)	1 020


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	54	1 004
of which: received or contracted	267	509	58	834
Food aid needs	-	5	22	27
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	5	4	9
of which: delivered	-	3	3	6
Donor-financed purchases	-	1	9	9
of which: for local use	-	1	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 2008 (USD)	970


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 2008 (USD)	10 290


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	3	138
of which: received or contracted	7	29	-	36
Food aid needs	25	5	6	36
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	11	-	6	17
of which: delivered	8	-	6	14
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 2008 (USD)	320


Somalia

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (August/July)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	165	167
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	205	207
Previous year imports	170	140	410	720
Previous five years average imports	176	136	198	510
2009/10 Domestic Availability	-	-	185	185
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	180	182
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	180	180
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	5	5
2009/10 Utilization	175	140	465	780
Food use	130	134	427	691
Non-food use	45	6	38	89
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Import Requirement	175	140	280	595
Anticipated commercial imports	170	135	30	335
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	5	5	250	260
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	28	28
of which: delivered	-	-	9	9
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	17	18	56	90

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	100	88	88
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	99	103	141	117
Cereal share of total calorie intake				34

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; sorghum; sesame
Lean season	June-August
Population (000s)	7 645
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	2 139	3	13 701	15 843
Previous five years average production	1 947	3	10 275	12 225
Previous year imports	1 200	737	130	2 067
Previous five years average imports	1 131	739	650	2 520
2009/10 Domestic Availability	2 070	2	12 840	14 912
2009 Production (rice in paddy terms)	2 020	3	12 840	14 863
2009 Production (rice in milled terms)	2 020	2	12 840	14 862
Possible stock drawdown	50	-	-	50
2009/10 Utilization	3 270	739	12 996	17 005
Food use	2 890	694	4 810	8 394
Non-food use	80	45	4 801	4 926
Exports or re-exports	300	-	2 340	2 640
Possible stock build up	-	-	1 045	1 045
2009/10 Import Requirement	1 200	737	156	2 093
Anticipated commercial imports	1 200	737	156	2 093
of which: received or contracted	529	428	-	957
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)	62	15	103	180

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 production compared to average (rice paddy terms)	104	100	125	122
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	106	100	24	83
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 2008 (USD)	5 820


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	642	26	5 178	5 846
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	-	-	305	305
2008/09 Utilization	1 962	77	5 514	7 554
Food use	1 848	76	3 975	5 900
Non-food use	64	1	1 289	1 354
Exports or re-exports	-	-	250	250
Possible stock build up	50	-	-	50
2008/09 Import Requirement	1 320	51	336	1 708
Anticipated commercial imports	1 280	51	53	1 385
of which: received or contracted	1 280	4	56	1 340
Food aid needs	40	-	283	323
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	27	-	268	295
of which: delivered	27	-	268	295
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	49	2	106	157

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	98	111	118	102
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 2008 (USD)	1 130


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	-	-	71	71
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	71	71
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	-	71	71
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Utilization	43	18	137	198
Food use	43	18	106	167
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	18	-	19	37
Food aid needs	-	-	6	6
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)	36	15	90	141

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	-	117	117
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 2008 (USD)	2 520


Tanzania, United Republic of

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2009/10 MARKETING YEAR (June/May)
	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
Cereal supply and utilization data		thousand tonnes
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	80	1 380	4 557	6 017
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	89	1 245	4 305	5 639
Previous year imports	565	100	72	737
Previous five years average imports	473	151	86	710
2009/10 Domestic Availability	260	901	4 463	5 624
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	80	1 340	4 343	5 763
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	80	871	4 343	5 294
Possible stock drawdown	180	30	120	330
2009/10 Utilization	560	1 051	4 548	6 159
Food use	502	880	3 852	5 234
Non-food use	8	170	576	754
Exports or re-exports	50	1	120	171
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009/10 Import Requirement	300	150	85	535
Anticipated commercial imports	300	142	65	507
of which: received or contracted	110	9	2	121
Food aid needs	-	8	20	28
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	-	-	5	5
of which: delivered	-	-	5	5
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	2	2
of which: for local use	-	-	2	2
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	12	20	88	120

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	90	108	101	102
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	63	99	99	75
Cereal share of total calorie intake				51

Additional Information
Major foodcrops	maize; roots; tubers; sorghum; pulses; plantains; rice
Lean season	February-April
Population (000s)	43 728
GNI per capita in 2008 (USD)	440


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	30	49	-	79
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 2008 (USD)	400

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	49	127	2 485	2 661
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	30	-	65	95
2009 Utilization	126	162	2 528	2 816
Food use	124	161	2 100	2 385
Non-food use	2	-	269	271
Exports or re-exports	-	1	159	160
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2009 Import Requirement	77	35	43	155
Anticipated commercial imports	61	35	1	97
of which: received or contracted	62	3	1	66
Food aid needs	16	-	42	58
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	16	-	16	32
of which: delivered	-	-	10	10
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	44	44
of which: for local use	-	-	44	44
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	4	5	66	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	83	71	57	71
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 2008 (USD)	420


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	11	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	197	49	1 965	2 210
Food use	187	45	1 158	1 389
Non-food use	10	1	320	331
Exports or re-exports	-	-	263	263
Possible stock build up	-	3	224	227
2009/10 Import Requirement	2	21	3	25
Anticipated commercial imports	-	20	3	23
of which: received or contracted	-	2	3	5
Food aid needs	2	1	-	3
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	2	-	-	2
of which: delivered	-	-	-	-
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	5	5
of which: for local use	-	-	5	5
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	14	4	90	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	4	117	4	20
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 2008 (USD)	950


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	41	-	1 419	1 460
2009 Production (incl. paddy rice)	36	-	1 419	1 455
2009 Production (incl. milled rice)	36	-	1 419	1 455
Possible stock drawdown	5	-	-	5
2009/10 Utilization	216	22	1 911	2 150
Food use	214	22	1 555	1 791
Non-food use	3	-	319	322
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	37	37
2009/10 Import Requirement	175	22	493	690
Anticipated commercial imports	80	22	406	508
of which: received or contracted	78	1	72	151
Food aid needs	95	-	87	182
Current Aid Position
Food aid pledges	93	-	49	142
of which: delivered	63	-	34	97
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	1	1
of which: for local use	-	-	1	1
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	19	2	141	163

Cereal supply and utilization indices		percentage
2009 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	27	-	108	100
2009/10 Import requirement compared to average	139	96	77	88
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)	360

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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