FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.13
In spite of above average cereal production in 2004, estimated at about 1.1 million tonnes, very high food prices have been reported across the country. This is due to higher-than-normal exports to neighbouring countries, caused by a drop in production in Sahelian countries and lower food supplies and high food prices in several other coastal countries.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005 MARKETING YEAR (January/December) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 65 | 989 | 1 054 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 54 | 924 | 978 |
| Previous year imports | 61 | 140 | 2 | 203 1/ |
| Previous five years average imports | 54 | 85 | 2 | 141 |
| 2005 Domestic Availability | - | 39 | 1 095 | 1 134 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 65 | 1 045 | 1 110 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 39 | 1 045 | 1 084 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 50 | 50 |
| 2005 Utilization | 61 | 217 | 1 098 | 1 376 |
| Food use | 55 | 130 | 621 | 806 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 6 | 257 | 265 |
| Exports or re-exports | 5 | 60 | 220 | 285 |
| Possible stock build up | - | 20 | - | 20 |
| 2005 Import Requirement | 61 | 178 | 3 | 242 2/ |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 60 | 163 | - | 223 |
| of which: received or contracted | 22 | 163 | - | 185 |
| Food aid needs | 1 | 15 | 3 | 19 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 11 | 3 | 14 |
| of which: delivered | - | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 8 | 19 | 89 | 116 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 120 | 113 | 113 |
| 2005 Import requirement compared to average | 113 | 209 | 150 | 172 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 36 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; maize | |||
| Lean season | April-June | |||
| Population (000s) | 6 964 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2004 (US$) | 530 | |||