Africa Report - No. 1 April 2005

FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.1 - April 2005 p.42

NAMIBIA

Cereal production in 2004 is estimated at 131ďż˝000 tonnes, 30 percent above the improved level of 2003. Cereal import requirements are expected to be lower than last yearďż˝s and to be covered mostly on a commercial basis.

CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2004/05 MARKETING YEAR (May/April)
ďż˝	Wheat	Rice	Coarse Grains	Total Cereals
ďż˝	[	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	10	-	30	40
Food aid needs	10	-	5	15
Current Aid Position	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
Food aid pledges	-	-	2	2
of which: delivered	-	-	2	2
Donor-financed purchases	-	-	4	4
of which: for local use	-	-	4	4
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	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	64
Additional Information	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
Major foodcrops	millet; maize; sorghum; wheat
Population (000s)	1 995	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝
GNI per capita in 2003 (US$)	1 870	ďż˝	ďż˝	ďż˝

FAO/GIEWSďż˝-ďż˝April 2005