Africa Report - No. 1 April 2005

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.5

Table 1. Cereal import and food aid requirements by subregion: 2004/05 or 2005 (in '000 tonnes)

Subregion	2004 Cereal production 1/		2004/05 or 2005
Subregion	Total	As % of average of previous 5 years	Cereal import requirements 2/	Anticipated commercial imports	Food aid requirements
Eastern Africa	24 994	107	5 594	4 136	1 458
Southern Africa	21 342	101	7 423	6 487	936
Western Africa	39 454	106	9 415	8 890	526
Central Africa	3 197	104	1 500	1 442	58
TOTAL	88 987	105	23 932	20 955	2 978

ï¿½ï¿½Note: totals computed from unrounded data.

ï¿½ï¿½1/ Including rice in milled equivalent.

ï¿½ï¿½2/ Excluding re-exports.ï¿½

FAO/GIEWSï¿½-ï¿½April 2005