FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.2 - June 2004 p.20
Following release of the final production estimates by the national statistical services, the aggregate 2003 cereal production is estimated at a record 1.62 million tonnes (including rice in paddy terms), some 400 000 tonnes more than both the previous year and the average for the preceding five years. The cereal import requirement for the marketing year ending in October 2004, mainly wheat, is estimated at 97 000 tonnes, including about 14 000 tonnes of food aid. This figure does not include food assistance to the Sudanese refugees in the country.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2003/04 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | 4 | 135 | 1 074 | 1 212 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 4 | 120 | 1 083 | 1 207 |
| Previous year imports | 73 | 15 | 8 | 96 |
| Previous five years average imports | 60 | 13 | 14 | 87 |
| 2003/04 Domestic Availability | 3 | 86 | 1 489 | 1 578 |
| 2003 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 3 | 126 | 1 489 | 1 618 |
| 2003 Production (incl. milled rice) | 3 | 86 | 1 489 | 1 578 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2003/04 Utilization | 77 | 101 | 1 497 | 1 676 |
| Food use | 74 | 86 | 961 | 1 121 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 15 | 289 | 305 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 27 | 27 |
| Possible stock build up | 3 | - | 220 | 223 |
| 2003/04 Import Requirement | 74 | 15 | 8 | 97 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 60 | 15 | 8 | 83 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 14 | - | - | 14 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 6 | - | 6 | 12 |
| of which: delivered | 2 | - | 6 | 8 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| of which: for local use | - | - | 6 | 6 |
| For export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 9 | 11 | 118 | 138 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 73 | 105 | 138 | 134 |
| 2003/04 Import requirement compared to average | 124 | 115 | 57 | 112 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 54 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | millet; sorghum; roots; tubers; tree nuts | |||
| Lean season | August-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 8 127 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2002 (US$) | 210 | |||