FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report 02/97


Table 2: Utilization of 1996/97 or 1997 Cereal Surpluses in Sub-Saharan Africa (in thousand tons)

Sub Region/
Country

Cereal imports requirement

Total
availabilities
for export
and/or
local
purchases

of which local purchase requirement

Surpluses utilized or comitted so far

Remain-
ing surpluses

Wheat
and rice

Coarse
grains

Donor financed local purchases

Exports

Commer-
cial

Triangular transactions
1/

Eastern Africa

1 480

1 058

1 342

199

33

-

4

1 305

Burundi 23 20 - - - - - -
Comoros 44 - - - - - - -
Djibouti 80 - - - - - - -
Eritrea 146 143 - - - - - -
Ethiopia 2/ - - 586 186 20 - - 566
Kenya 479 740 6 6 6 - - -
Rwanda 30 13 - - - - - -
Seychelles 7 6 - - - - - -
Somalia 180 76 - - - - - -
Sudan 395 - 596 3 3 - - 593
Tanzania 75 60 4 4 4 - - 0
Uganda 21 - 150 - - - 4 146
Southern Africa 1 684 978 3 283 37 37 975 69 2 202
Angola 230 212 - - - - - -
Botswana 93 141 1 - - - 1 0
Lesotho 51 93 3 3 3 - - -
Madagascar 136 5 22 2 2 - - 20
Malawi 45 50 15 15 15 - - -
Mauritius 152 20 - - - - - -
Mozambique 223 77 44 14 14 30 - -
Namibia 29 80 - - - - - -
South Africa 582 290 2 850 - - 816 50 1 984
Swaziland 28 10 - - - - - -
Zambia 50 - 53 3 3 - - 50
Zimbabwe 65 - 295 - - 129 18 148
Western Africa 4 172 620 164 104 22 - - 142
Coastal countries 2 863 120 24 4 4 - - 20
Benin 110 10 - - - - - -
Côte d'ivoire 500 - - - - - - -
Ghana 330 5 24 4 4 - - 20
Guinea 355 5 - - - - - -
Liberia 120 45 - - - - - -
Nigeria 1 150 - - - - - - -
Sierra Leone 230 30 - - - - - -
Togo 68 25 - - - - - -
Sahelian countries 1 309 500 140 100 18 - - 122
Burkina Faso 103 35 40 20 2 - - 38
Cape Verde 40 50 - - - - - -
Chad 66 50 20 20 4 - - 16
Gambia 100 10 - - - - - -
Guinea Bissau 60 - - - - - - -
Mali 80 30 40 20 1 - - 39
Mauritania 230 70 5 5 1 - - 4
Niger 80 170 25 25 10 - - 15
Senegal 550 85 10 10 - - - 10
Central Africa 678 69 13 13 13 - - -
Cameroon 250 - - - - - - -
Cent.Afr.Rep. 35 4 1 1 1 - - -
Congo 120 3 - - - - - -
Equat.Guinea 10 - - - - - - -
Gabon 74 - - - - - - -
Sao Tome 9 2 - - - - - -
Zaire 180 60 12 12 12 - - -
TOTAL 8 014 2 725 4 802 353 106 975 73 3 649


Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Referring to supplying countries
2/ Includes refugee needs.


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