FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.56
Aggregate cereal production in 2004 has been estimated at about 799 000 tonnes, some 7 percent above average. This average harvest combined with higher-than-normal exports to neighbouring countries (caused by a drop in production in Sahelian countries), and lower food supplies in several other coastal countries, led to high food prices and a tight food situation this year.
| 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) | - | 62 | 753 | 815 |
| Previous five years average production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 70 | 677 | 747 |
| Previous year imports | 80 | 91 | - | 171 1/ |
| Previous five years average imports | 73 | 88 | - | 161 |
| 2005 Domestic Availability | - | 47 | 801 | 847 |
| 2004 Production (incl. paddy rice) | - | 69 | 731 | 799 |
| 2004 Production (incl. milled rice) | - | 47 | 731 | 777 |
| Possible stock drawdown | - | - | 70 | 70 |
| 2005 Utilization | 80 | 132 | 801 | 1 012 |
| Food use | 58 | 65 | 450 | 573 |
| Non-food use | 2 | 7 | 240 | 249 |
| Exports or re-exports | 20 | 60 | 110 | 190 |
| Possible stock build up | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 Import Requirement | 80 | 85 | - | 165 1/ |
| Anticipated commercial imports | 80 | 85 | - | 165 |
| of which: received or contracted | 63 | 70 | - | 133 |
| Food aid needs | - | - | - | - |
| Current Aid Position | ||||
| Food aid pledges | - | - | - | - |
| of which: delivered | - | - | - | - |
| Donor-financed purchases | - | - | - | - |
| of which: for local use | - | - | - | - |
| for export | - | - | - | - |
| Estimated Per Caput Consumption (kg/year) | 11 | 12 | 86 | 109 |
| Indexes | [ | percentage | ] | |
| 2004 Production compared to average (incl. paddy rice) | - | 98 | 108 | 107 |
| 2005 Import requirement compared to average | 110 | 97 | - | 102 |
| Cereal share of total calorie intake | 47 | |||
| Additional Information | ||||
| Major foodcrops | roots; tubers; coarse grains; fruit | |||
| Lean season | April-July | |||
| Population (000s) | 5 261 | |||
| GNI per capita in 2004 (US$) | 380 | |||
1/ Includes 60 000 tonnes of rice for re-export.