Swaziland: Actual vs. Normal Rainfall by Agro ecological Zone for the 2001/02 Cropping Season
Total Cereal Production in 2001/02 Compared to 1996/97-2000/01 Average (`000 tonnes)
| Agro-ecological zone
|
Percent change of
2001/02 from 2000/01
|
| Highveld
|
-6 |
| Middleveld
|
-17 |
| Lowveld |
-57
|
| Lubombo Plateau
|
-24 |
| Swaziland |
-21
|
Swaziland: Monthly Average NMC Selling Prices for Maize
Swaziland: Cereal Supply/Demand Balance for 2002/03 (‘000 tonnes)
| |
Maize |
Wheat |
Rice |
Total |
| Domestic availability |
68.4 |
8.9 |
0.0 |
77.2 |
| Opening stock |
0.4 |
8.9 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
| Domestic production |
68.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
68.0 |
| Total utilization |
139.2 |
44.7 |
4.3 |
188.2 |
| Food use |
135.1 |
44.7 |
4.3 |
184.1 |
| Feed and seed use and losses
|
4.1 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
4.1 |
| Import requirements |
70.8 |
35.8 |
4.3 |
110.9
|
| Anticipated commercial imports
|
55.6 |
35.8 |
4.3 |
95.7 |
| Food aid
|
15.2 |
0.0 |
0.0
|
15.2
|
|
