Africa Report - No. 3 December 2004

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.43

яПНяПНNAMIBIA

Cereal production in 2004 is estimated at 131яПН000 tonnes, 30 percent above the improved level of 2003. Cereal import requirements are expected to be lower than last yearяПНs and to be covered mostly on a commercial basis.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (May/April)
яПН	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
яПН	[	thousand tonnes		]
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	10	-	91	101
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	7	-	92	99
Previous year imports	74	-	118	192
Previous five years average imports	65	-	89	154
2004/05 Domestic Availability	12	-	124	136
2004 Production (incl. paddy rice)	7	-	124	131
2004 Production (incl. milled rice)	7	-	124	131
Possible stock drawdown	5	-	-	5
2004/05 Utilization	80	-	206	286
Food use	79	-	182	261
Non-food use	1	-	10	11
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	14	14
2004/05 Import Requirement	68	-	82	150
Anticipated commercial imports	58	-	77	135
of which: received or contracted	8	-	8	16
Food aid needs	10	-	5	15
Current Aid Position	яПН	яПН	яПН	яПН
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)	40	-	91	131
Indexes	[	percentage		]
2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	100	-	134	132
2004/05 Import requirement compared to average	105	-	92	97
Cereal share of total calorie intake	яПН	яПН	яПН	64
Additional Information	яПН	яПН	яПН	яПН
Major foodcrops	millet; maize; sorghum; wheat
Population (000s)	1 995	яПН	яПН	яПН
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$)	1 870	яПН	яПН	яПН

FAO/GIEWSяПН-яПНDecember 2004