FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.32

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��GUINEA

Output from the 2003 cereal harvest, mostly rice, has been estimated at an average level of about 1 million tonnes, fractionally more than last year�s production. Cereal import requirements for marketing year 2004 are estimated at 425�000 tonnes. Commercial imports are projected at 385�000 tonnes, leaving a food aid requirement of 40�000 tonnes.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
�WheatRiceCoarse GrainsTotal Cereals
�[thousand tonnes]
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)-7982411 038
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)-8142291 043
Previous year imports1523207479
Previous five years average imports1242696399
2004 Domestic Availability15562246823
2003 Production (incl. paddy rice)-8432461 088
2003 Production (incl. milled rice)-562246808
Possible stock drawdown15--15
2004 Utilization1358622511 248
Food use1326802091 020
Non-food use312242167
Exports or re-exports-60-60
Possible stock build up----
2004 Import Requirement1203005425
Anticipated commercial imports100285-385
of which: received or contracted4144-85
Food aid needs2015540
Current Aid Position����
Food aid pledges71311
of which: delivered71311
Donor-financed purchases----
of which: for local use----
for export----
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)178827132
Indexes[percentage]
2003 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)-104107104
2004 Import requirement compared to average9711283107
Cereal share of total calorie intake���44
Additional Information����
Major foodcropsrice; roots; tubers; coarse grains
Lean seasonJuly-September
Population (000s)7 717���
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$)430���
FAO/GIEWS�-�December 2004

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