Food Budget

                    (000 m. tons)

Items

93/94

94/95

95/96

96/97

97/98

98/99

99/2000

2000/2001

2001/2002

2002/2003*

Population (million)

117

119

121

123

125

127

129

131

133

135

Foodgrain

Requirement

(@16 Oz/day/capita)

 

19371

 

19702

 

20033

 

20364

 

20696

 

21027

 

21358

 

21689

 

22020

 

22351

Gross Production

19172

18078

19056

20337

20664

21811

24907

26758

26140

28240

Net Foodgrain

Production

( 90% of Gross Production)

 

17255

 

16270

 

17150

 

18303

 

18598

 

19630

 

22416

 

24082

 

23526

 

25416

Foodgrain Gap/(Surplus)

2116

3432

2883

2061

2098

1397

(1058)

(2394)

(1506)

(3065)

* Projected gross production

Sources: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and FPMU ,Ministry of Food