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TABLE 6: AVAILABILITIES FOR EXPORT AND LOCAL PURCHASE REQUIREMENTS IN CEREALS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA CURRENT POSITION (IN THOUSAND TONNES)


Sub-Region /
Country
Availabilities for export Local Purchase Requirements
Total Contracted so far Total Utilized so far
  Countries still in 1999/2000 or 2000 marketing year
Eastern Africa 250 73 318 58
Djibouti - - 1 1
Eritrea - - 1 1
Ethiopia 50 - 200 38
Kenya - - 14 14
Sudan 70 70 103 5
Uganda 130 3 - -
Western Africa 409 - 113 24
Coastal countries 200 - 3 3
Benin 55 - - -
Côte d'Ivoire 10 - - -
Ghana 5 - 1 1
Nigeria 120 - - -
Sierra Leone - - 2 2
Togo 10 - - -
Sahelian countries 209 - 110 21
Burkina Faso 27 - 20 4
Chad 15 - 20 5
Gambia - - 5 -
Guinea-Bissau 5 - - -
Mali 100 - 10 3
Mauritania 2 - 10 -
Niger 60 - 25 8
Senegal - - 20 1
Central Africa 10 - - -
Cameroon 10 - - -
Sub-Total 669 73 1/ 431 82
  Countries which have entered their 2000/2001 marketing year
Southern Africa 1 845 - 22 22
Angola - - 1 1
Madagascar - - 2 2
Malawi 380 - 4 4
Mozambique 45 - 12 12
Namibia - - - -
South Africa 1 370 - - -
Zambia 50 - 3 3
Sub-Total 1 845 - 22 22
TOTAL 2 514 73 1/ 453 104

Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Of which 70 000 tonnes have been contracted on a commercial basis and 3 000 tonnes should be considered as triangular transactions.



FAO/GIEWS - August 2000

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