FAO/GIEWS: Food supply situation and crop prospects in sub-Saha

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Table 6: Availabilities for Export and Local Purchase Requirements in Cereals in Sub-Saharan Africa - Current Position (in thousand tons)

Sub-Region / Country Availabilities for export Local Purchase Requirements

Total Contracted so far Total Utilized so far


Countries still in 1995/96 or 1996 marketing year
Eastern Africa 810 594 280 184
Ethiopia 80 - 235 139
Kenya 400 284 25 25
Sudan 50 50 10 10
Uganda 280 260 10 10
Western Africa 112 9 98 52
Coastal countries 45 1 5 5
Benin 35 1 - -
Ghana 10 - 3 3
Guinea - - 1 1
Sierra Leone - - 1 1
Sahelian countries 67 8 93 47
Burkina Faso 25 2 25 5
Chad - - 10 7
Mali 40 4 20 6
Mauritania - - 6 6
Niger - - 22 22
Senegal 2 2 10 1
Central Africa - - 1 1
Zaire - - 1 1
Sub-total 922 603 379 237


Countries which have entered their 1996/97 marketing year
Eastern Africa 100 - - -
Tanzania 100 - - -
Southern Africa 2 490 29 18 18
Lesotho - - 2 2
Madagascar 20 - 1 1
Malawi - - 8 8
Mozambique - - 7 7
South Africa 2 220 27 - -
Zambia 50 - - -
Zimbabwe 200 2 - -
Western Africa 20 - - -
Coastal countries 20 - - -
Ghana 20 - - -
Sub-total 2 610 29 18 18
TOTAL 3 532 632 1/ 397 255

Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Includes 473 000 tons of commercial exports and 159 000 tons of triangular transactions.

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