Africa Report - No. 1 April 2005

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.31

GUINEA

Output from the 2004 cereal harvest, mostly rice, has been estimated at an average level of about 1 million tonnes, similar to previous yearďż˝s crop. Cereal import requirements for marketing year 2005 are estimated at 370ďż˝000 tonnes. Commercial imports are projected at 335ďż˝000 tonnes, leaving a food aid requirement of 35ďż˝000 tonnes.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005 MARKETING YEAR (January/December)
ďż˝	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
ďż˝	[	thousand tonnes		]
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	-	843	246	1 088
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	-	830	235	1 065
Previous year imports	118	240	3	361
Previous five years average imports	125	267	6	398
2005 Domestic Availability	-	567	255	822
2004 Production (incl. paddy rice)	-	850	245	1 095
2004 Production (incl. milled rice)	-	567	245	812
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	10	10
2005 Utilization	120	817	255	1 192
Food use	117	685	212	1 014
Non-food use	3	112	43	158
Exports or re-exports	-	20	-	20
Possible stock build up	-	-	-	-
2005 Import Requirement	120	250	-	370
Anticipated commercial imports	100	235	-	335
of which: received or contracted	-	-	-	-
Food aid needs	20	15	-	35
Current Aid Position	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
Food aid pledges	-	-	2	2
of which: delivered	-	-	1	1
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	-	-
of which: for local use	-	-	-	-
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	15	88	27	130
Indexes	[	percentage		]
2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	-	102	104	103
2005 Import requirement compared to average	96	94	-	93
Cereal share of total calorie intake	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	44
Additional Information	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
Major foodcrops	rice; roots; tubers; coarse grains
Lean season	July-September
Population (000s)	7 790	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$)	430	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝

FAO/GIEWSďż˝-ďż˝April 2005