FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.48
A CILSS/Government Crop Assessment Mission recently estimated the 2005 aggregate cereal production at some 1.6 million tonnes, which is 42 percent above last year desert locust and drought-affected crop and 44 percent higher than the average for the previous five years. Maize production continues to grow, reaching 435 000 tonnes in 2005 compared to only 80 000 tonnes in 2002. Commercial imports of cereal are projected at about 1 million tonnes, about two-thirds of which are rice and one-third is wheat.
| 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) | - | 258 | 858 | 1 116 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 237 | 861 | 1 098 |
| Previous year imports | 282 | 655 | 18 | 955 |
| Previous five years average imports | 271 | 668 | 58 | 997 |
| 2005/06 Domestic Availability | - | 225 | 1 263 | 1 488 |
| 2005 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 321 | 1 263 | 1 584 |
| 2005 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 225 | 1 263 | 1 488 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | - | - |
| 2005/06 Utilization | 292 | 935 | 1 281 | 2 509 |
| Food use | 287 | 903 | 819 | 2 010 |
| Non-food use | 5 | 32 | 292 | 329 |
| Exports or re-exports | - | - | 125 | 125 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | 45 | 45 |
| 2005/06 Import Requirement | 292 | 711 | 18 | 1 021 |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 292 | 700 | 18 | 1 010 |
| of which: received or contracted | - | - | - | - |
| Food aid needs | - | 11 | - | 11 |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| of which: delivered | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 27 | 83 | 76 | 185 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2005 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 135 | 147 | 144 |
| 2005/06 Import requirement compared to average | 108 | 106 | 31 | 102 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 61 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | millet; sorghum; rice; maize; wheat | |||
| Lean season | August-September | |||
| Population (000s) | 10 841 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2004 (US$) | 670 | |||