Africa Report - No. 3 December 2004

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2004 p.51

яПНяПНSOMALIA

The total cereal import requirement in 2004/05 marketing year (August/July) is estimated at 332яПН000 tonnes. Commercial imports are estimated at 242яПН000 tonnes, leaving a food aid requirement of 90яПН000 tonnes. As of mid November food aid pledges amounted to 33яПН000 tonnes, of which 14яПН000 tonnes have been delivered.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (August/July)
яПН	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
яПН	[	thousand tonnes		]
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	271	273
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	285	287
Previous year imports	110	72	85	267
Previous five years average imports	108	70	77	255
2004/05 Domestic Availability	-	1	236	237
2004 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	2	236	238
2004 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	1	236	237
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2004/05 Utilization	120	75	374	569
Food use	120	69	356	545
Non-food use	-	6	18	24
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2004/05 Import Requirement	120	74	138	332
Anticipated commercial imports	110	74	58	242
of which: received or contracted	-	1	-	1
Food aid needs	10	-	80	90
Current Aid Position	яПН	яПН	яПН	яПН
Food aid pledges	-	6	27	33
of which: delivered	-	3	10	13
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	18	10	52	80
Indexes	[	percentage		]
2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	100	83	83
2004/05 Import requirement compared to average	111	106	179	130
Cereal share of total calorie intake	яПН	яПН	яПН	34
Additional Information	яПН	яПН	яПН	яПН
Major foodcrops	maize; sorghum; sesame
Lean season	June-August
Population (000s)	6 823	яПН	яПН	яПН
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$)	n.a.	яПН	яПН	яПН

FAO/GIEWSяПН-яПНDecember 2004