FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1, April 2004

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2004 p.5

Table 1. Cereal Import and Food Aid Requirements by sub-Region
in 2003/04 or 2004 (in '000 tonnes)

Sub-Region	2003 Cereal Production 1/		2003/04 or 2004
	Total	As % of average of previous 5 years	Cereal import requirements 2/	Anticipated commercial imports	Food aid requirements



Eastern Africa	25 915	114	4 909	3 667	1 242
Southern Africa	20 898	101	6 400	5 442	958
Western Africa	42 905	115	9 329	8 687	642
Central Africa	2 967	101	1 035	971	64
TOTAL	92 685	110	21 673	18 767	2 906

1/ Including rice in milled equivalent.

2/ Excluding re-exports.

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