FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3, December 1998

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Table 3: Utilization of 1997/98 or 1998 Cereal Surpluses in Sub-Saharan Africa (in thousand tonnes)




Sub-Region/
Country
Cereal import requirement Total availabilities for export and/or local purchases
of which local purchase require-ment
Surpluses utilized or
committed so far

Remai
n- ing surpluses
Wheat and rice
Coarse grains
Donor financed local purchases
Exports
Commercial Triangular transactions 1
Eastern Africa 2 516 2 044 626 207 207 - 19 400
Burundi 27 15 - - - - - -
Comoros 46 - - - - - - -
Djibouti 63 3 - - - - - -
Eritrea 144 140 - - - - - -
Ethiopia 2/ 576 175 247 112 112 - - 135
Kenya 596 750 11 5 5 - 6 -
Rwanda 42 156 2 2 2 - - -
Seychelles 7 6 - - - - - -
Somalia 330 - 3 3 3 - - -
Sudan 509 23 152 52 52 80 - 20
Tanzania 92 733 38 10 10 28 - -
Uganda 84 43 173 23 23 - 13 137
Southern Africa 1 831 1 812 2 093 35 50 1 902 64 77
Angola 271 260 4 4 4 - - -
Botswana 82 175 1 - - - 1 -
Lesotho 63 200 - - - - - -
Madagascar 168 - 5 5 5 - - -
Malawi 47 300 7 7 7 - - -
Mauritius 228 20 - - - - - -
Mozambique 205 9 35 10 10 - - 25
Namibia 46 37 - - - - - -
South Africa 600 472 1 700 - 15 1 638 47 -
Swaziland 47 - 2 - - - - 2
Zambia 49 339 59 9 9 - - 50
Zimbabwe 25 - 280 - - 264 16 -
Western Africa 4 726 1 005 459 96 58 - 1 400
Coastal countries 3 234 240 311 1 1 - - 310
Benin 120 - 70 - - - - 70
Côte d'ivoire 615 5 5 - - - - 5
Ghana 400 40 1 1 1 - - -
Guinea 385 25 - - - - - -
Liberia 190 50 - - - - - -
Nigeria 1 200 100 200 - - - - 200
Sierra Leone 240 20 - - - - - -
Togo 84 - 35 - - - - 35
Sahelian countries 1 492 765 148 95 57 - 1 90
Burkina Faso 163 110 39 24 24 - - 15
Cape Verde 40 55 - - - - - -
Chad 73 - 30 20 7 - - 23
Gambia 100 10 1 1 1 - - -
Guinea-Bissau 66 - - - - - - -
Mali 70 - 30 10 6 - - 24
Mauritania 290 50 1 - - - - 1
Niger 80 370 27 20 16 - 1 10
Senegal 610 170 20 20 3 - - 17
Central Africa 668 83 17 7 7 - - 10
Cameroon 250 10 12 2 2 - - 10
Cent.Afr.Rep. 35 4 - - - - - -
Congo, Dem.Rep.of 195 60 5 5 5 - - -
Congo, Rep. of 90 5 - - - - - -
Equat.Guinea 9 - - - - - - -
Gabon 80 2 - - - - - -
Sao Tome 9 2 - - - - - -
TOTAL 9 741 4 944 3 195 345 321 1 902 84 887

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

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