FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report, August 1997 - Tables

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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 1996/97 or 1997 marketing year 
Eastern Africa  1 161  314  216  156
Burundi  -
Djibouti  1
Ethiopia  400  157  186  126
Kenya  5
Rwanda  9
Sudan  593  100  14  14
Uganda  166  55  1
Western Africa  65  1  105  57
Coastal countries  20  -  -  -
Ghana  30  -
Sahelian countries  45  1  105  57
Burkina Faso  25  25  6
Chad  20  10
Mali  20  15  6
Mauritania  2
Niger  33  33
Senegal  10  -
Central Africa  12  12
Centr.Afr.Rep.  1
Zaire  11  11
Sub-total  1 226  315  333  225
Countries which have entered their 1997/98 marketing year 
Southern Africa  1 094  29  -  -
Botswana  -
South Africa  850  28  -
Swaziland  -
Zambia  50 
Zimbabwe  185  -
Central Africa  -
Cameroon  -
Sub-total  1 102  29  -  -
TOTAL  2 328  344  333  225

Note: Totals computed from unrounded data.
1/ Includes 312 000 tons of commercial exports and 32 000 tons of triangular transactions. 


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