Africa Report - No. 1 April 2005

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.37

MALAWI

The FAO/WFP Crop and Food Supply Assessment Mission estimated the 2004 cereal production at 1.84 million tonnes, 15 percent below last yearďż˝s near-normal level. Imports of cereals are estimated at 413ďż˝000 tonnes, of which maize accounts for 350ďż˝000 tonnes for 2004/05 marketing year. A significant amount of cross-border maize imports, particularly from Mozambique, are expected. Food aid of 56ďż˝000 tonnes is recommended.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (April/March)
ďż˝	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
ďż˝	[	thousand tonnes		]
Previous year production (incl. paddy rice)	1	88	2 052	2 142
Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice)	2	88	2 102	2 192
Previous year imports	59	4	38	101
Previous five years average imports	45	2	160	207
2004/05 Domestic Availability	2	43	1 768	1 813
2004 Production (incl. paddy rice)	2	67	1 768	1 837
2004 Production (incl. milled rice)	2	43	1 768	1 813
Possible stock drawdown	-	-	-	-
2004/05 Utilization	60	48	2 118	2 226
Food use	60	45	1 726	1 831
Non-food use	-	3	339	342
Exports or re-exports	-	-	-	-
Possible stock build up	-	-	53	53
2004/05 Import Requirement	58	5	350	413
Anticipated commercial imports	58	5	294	357
of which: received or contracted	6	2	138	146
Food aid needs	-	-	56	56
Current Aid Position	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
Food aid pledges	-	-	36	36
of which: delivered	-	-	29	29
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	48	48
of which: for local use	-	-	48	48
for export	-	-	-	-
Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year)	5	4	145	153
Indexes	[	percentage		]
2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice)	85	76	84	84
2004/05 Import requirement compared to average	130	250	219	200
Cereal share of total calorie intake	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	58
Additional Information	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
Major foodcrops	maize; pulses; roots; tubers; rice
Lean season	February-March
Population (000s)	11 938	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$)	170	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝

FAO/GIEWSďż˝-ďż˝April 2005