Table 01.03.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foodgrain Balance in Bangladesh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(quantities in 000 m. tons)

Items

1999/00

2000/01

2001/02

2002/03

2003/04

2004/05

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mid-Year Population

128

130

132

133

135

137

 (in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Foodgrain

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requirement

21209

21507

21788

22086

22384

22682

(@453.6 gm/day

 

 

 

 

 

 

/capita)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foodgrain

24907

26759

25905

26694

27442

26133

Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Foodgrain

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production

22416

24083

23315

24025

24698

23519.82

( 90% of Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foodgrain Surplus

(1207)

(2576)

(1526)

(1938)

(2314)

(837)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources: BBS and Ministry of Food & Disaster Management.

NB:  The figures in parenthesis denote surplus.