FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.30
Cereal production in 2005 was estimated at a record 256 000 tonnes, an increase of about 15 percent over last year’s good crop and well above the average of the previous five years. Cereal import requirements for 2005/06 are forecast at about 147 000 tonnes, to be mainly covered on commercial basis.
| 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) | - | 33 | 191 | 223 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 29 | 160 | 189 |
| Previous year imports | 24 | 104 | 1 | 129 |
| Previous five years average imports | 45 | 105 | 1 | 151 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | 5 | 16 | 231 | 252 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 25 | 231 | 256 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 16 | 231 | 247 |
| Possible stock drawdown | 5 | - | - | 5 |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 32 | 136 | 231 | 399 |
| Food use | 26 | 94 | 126 | 247 |
| Non-food use | 1 | 3 | 47 | 51 |
| Exports or re-exports | 5 | 33 | 40 | 78 |
| Possible stock build up | - | 5 | 18 | 23 |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 27 | 119 | 1 | 147 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 27 | 110 | - | 137 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | - | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 17 | 61 | 82 | 161 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 87 | 144 | 135 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 60 | 113 | 50 | 97 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 55 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | rice; millet; sorghum | |||
| Lean season | July-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 1 539 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2004 (US$) | 290 | |||