Senegal Grain and Feed Annual Report

The Government of Cote d’Ivoire (GOCI) made remarkable efforts to boost local rice production and expects to reach self-sufficiency of 2.0 million tons milled rice by 2020. Milled rice production increased from 0.9 million tons in MY 2012/13 to 1.2 million in MY 2013/14, up 22 percent. Post estimates milled rice production for MY 2013/14 to reach 4.8 million tons in selected countries representing an 11 percent increase compared to previous year. For MY 2013/14, imports decreased 4 percent due to an increase in local rice production increase and large stocks from the previous year. This trend is expected to continue next year.