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

Country / Region PALM OIL CASSAVA^2 POULTRY

Live Poultry Poultry Meat

ECOWAS Rest of

World

ECOWAS Rest of

World

ECOWAS Rest of

World

ECOWAS Rest of

World

To: ECOWAS

1997-00 28.592 8.340 59 45 21 1.117 196 36.469

2001-04 41.347 51.115 21 222 151 2.017 552 121.218

2005-08 56.789 85.722 77 721 18 4.572 316 149.686

To: Burkina Faso

1997-00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2001-04 3.452 1.136 0 0 20 63 8 25

2005-08 12.820 642 0 0 13 82 15 20

To: Cote d' Ivoire

1997-00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2001-04 7 15.549 0 0 0 704 46 9.351

2005-08 3 5.151 55 1 0 1.168 15 4.454

To : Ghana

1997-00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2001-04 1 13.897 0 3 0 941 18 35.627

2005-08 205 25.063 0 100 8 2.713 33 59.145

To : Mali

1997-00 843 119 0 0 12 39 7 27

2001-04 4.639 1.024 0 0 7 36 40 117

2005-08 20.874 3.675 1 0 0 152 37 212

To: Nigeria

1997-00 204 1.501 0 0 0 931 0 13.244

2001-04 649 10.910 0 49 0 462 338 33.882

2005-08 560 3.076 0 76 0 0 159 49.545

To: Senegal

1997-00^878 5.149^24402800 2.062

2001-04 7.670 5.654 4 68 0 175 0 17.296

2005-08 21.012 19.164 10 397 0 263 0 11.578

Source: WITS - Sept. 2010

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