Cover_Rebuilding West Africas Food Potential

30 Rebuilding West Africa’s food potential

Table 5. Trade flows for six strategic commodities in six key ECOWAS countries

Country / Region RICE^1 MAIZE GROUNDNUT

Seed Maize Products

ECOWAS Rest of

World

ECOWAS Rest of

World

ECOWAS Rest of

World

ECOWAS Rest of

World

To: ECOWAS

1997-00 2.511 307.002 1.829 13.936 155 5.232 356 509

2001-04 8.500 719.620 5.086 18.863 457 13.779 233 2.192

2005-08 14.757 1.470.369 3.106 45.839 563 29.102 770 3.852

To: Burkina Faso

1997-00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2001-04 3.248 34.782 654 20 156 510 47 32

2005-08 9.563 59.930 430 111 21 781 7 0

To: Cote d' Ivoire

1997-00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2001-04 3 167.399 21 1.175 0 4.866 6 19

2005-08 1 334.886 2 3.457 58 8.200 6 35

To: Ghana

1997-00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2001-04 0 117.295 0 66 0 970 243 39

2005-08 1.669 156.803 42 9.499 75 627 26 16

To: Mali

1997-00 927 16.775 62 1 15 793 67 17

2001-04 2.108 24.768 266 32 5 796 36 167

2005-08 4.409 48.502 734 223 215 1.658 482 420

To: Nigeria

1997-00 3.270 110.960 0 20 828 528 194 26

2001-04 1.639 222.935 0 1.335 2.825 3.047 11 86

2005-08 768 332.770 0 127 3.285 9.549 0 333

To: Senegal

1997-00^5 137.649^74 5.104^192005

2001-04 0 196.709 0 11.610 50 1.199 0 714

2005-08 0 396.995 0 23.847 7 2.728 179 1.029

Source: WITS - Sept. 2010

Note:“ 0 “ imply a minuscule value;^1 Rice : Paddy + milled rice;^2 Cassava: cassava products (starch).