FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.20
Aggregate cereal output in 2005 was estimated by a CILSS/Government Mission in October at a record 1.96 million tonnes, some 62 percent above last year. As a result, per caput cereal consumption which has been negatively affected by low cereal supply and high prices in 2004/05 is expected to recover significantly this commercial year.
| CEREAL SUPPLY/DEMAND BALANCE FOR THE 2005/06 MARKETING YEAR (November/October) | ||||
| Wheat | Rice | Coarse Grains | Total Cereals | |
| [ | thousand tonnes | ] | ||
| Previous year production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 91 | 1 122 | 1 213 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | 3 | 111 | 1 142 | 1 256 |
| Previous year imports | 60 | 20 | 43 | 123 |
| Previous five years average imports | 66 | 19 | 23 | 108 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | 4 | 100 | 1 814 | 1 917 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | 4 | 146 | 1 814 | 1 963 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | 4 | 100 | 1 814 | 1 917 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 53 | 112 | 1 857 | 2 022 |
| Food use | 52 | 95 | 1 190 | 1 337 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 17 | 334 | 352 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 125 | 125 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 208 | 208 |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 49 | 12 | 43 | 104 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 35 | 8 | 8 | 51 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | 14 | 4 | 35 | 53 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | 10 | - | 7 | 17 |
| of which: delivered | 6 | - | 1 | 7 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 6 | 10 | 127 | 142 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | 120 | 131 | 159 | 156 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 74 | 65 | 187 | 97 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 54 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | millet; sorghum; roots; tubers; tree nuts | |||
| Lean season | August-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 9 391 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2004 (US$) | 260 | |||