TABLE 43. Producers' prices per kg of carcass weight for beef in selected countries, 1970-1986 in local currencies and in US dollars
Section A: In local currencies
At current prices |
At constant (1980) prices* |
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Year |
Côte d'Ivoire (CFA) |
Mali (CFA) |
Nigeria (Naira) |
Sudan (Pound) |
Zimbabwe (Cents) |
Côte d'Ivoire (CFA) |
Mali (CFA) |
Nigeria (Naira) |
Sudan (Pound) |
Zimbabwe (Cents) |
| 1970 | 146 |
155 |
0.52 |
0.09 |
35.66 |
452.15 |
591.66 |
2.18 |
0.43 |
73.68 |
| 1971 | 156 |
176 |
0.57 |
0.12 |
36.76 |
490.57 |
558.97 |
2.06 |
0.55 |
73.67 |
| 1972 | 177 |
201 |
0.63 |
0.12 |
40.38 |
554.69 |
591.70 |
2.22 |
0.50 |
76.71 |
| 1973 | 198 |
229 |
0.82 |
0.14 |
49.35 |
558.69 |
521.87 |
2.73 |
0.49 |
93.29 |
| 1974 | 219 |
254 |
1.05 |
0.15 |
56.82 |
526.57 |
567.22 |
3.11 |
0.44 |
100.74 |
| 1975 | 271 |
288 |
1.86 |
0.24 |
58.96 |
584.68 |
606.95 |
4.12 |
0.55 |
94.94 |
| 1976 | 332 |
291 |
2.30 |
0.25 |
57.00 |
639.08 |
568.17 |
4.18 |
0.56 |
82.73 |
| 1977 | 338 |
328 |
2.82 |
0.24 |
57.91 |
510.73 |
511.70 |
4.22 |
0.48 |
76.20 |
| 1978 | 417 |
348 |
2.86 |
0.32 |
57.26 |
557.56 |
407.49 |
3.51 |
0.53 |
71.31 |
| 1979 | 433 |
407 |
3.30 |
0.87 |
70.46 |
496.50 |
496.95 |
3.63 |
1.09 |
74.25 |
| 1980 | 520 |
473 |
3.30 |
0.90 |
81.11 |
520.00 |
473.00 |
3.30 |
0.90 |
81.11 |
| 1981 | 558 |
456 |
3.78 |
1.00 |
102.08 |
512.73 |
406.60 |
3.13 |
0.80 |
90.18 |
| 1982 | 594 |
483 |
3.95 |
1.18 |
129.19 |
508.52 |
420.51 |
3.04 |
0.75 |
103.19 |
| 1983 | 604 |
509 |
4.68 |
1.67 |
130.42 |
488.36 |
403.89 |
2.92 |
0.81 |
84.63 |
| 1984 | 520 |
444 |
5.31 |
1.46 |
147.98 |
403.13 |
312.68 |
2.37 |
0.53 |
79.90 |
| 1985 | 604 |
486 |
5.36 |
1.66 |
153.30 |
459.77 |
316.62 |
2.27 |
0.42 |
76.31 |
| 1986 | 667 |
658 |
8.82 |
6.57 |
179.83 |
476.05 |
448.84 |
3.70 |
1.34 |
78.29 |
Section B: In US $ (converted at official exchange rates)**
Year |
Côte d'Ivoire (US$) |
Mali (US$) |
Nigeria (US$) |
Sudan (US$) |
Zimbabwe (US$) |
| 1970 | 0.53 |
0.56 |
0.73 |
0.26 |
0.50 |
| 1971 | 0.56 |
0.64 |
0.80 |
0.34 |
0.52 |
| 1972 | 0.70 |
0.80 |
0.96 |
0.34 |
0.61 |
| 1973 | 0.89 |
1.03 |
1.25 |
0.40 |
0.84 |
| 1974 | 0.91 |
1.06 |
1.67 |
0.43 |
0.96 |
| 1975 | 1.27 |
1.34 |
3.02 |
0.69 |
1.04 |
| 1976 | 1.39 |
1.22 |
3.67 |
0.72 |
0.91 |
| 1977 | 1.38 |
1.33 |
4.37 |
0.69 |
0.92 |
| 1978 | 1.85 |
1.55 |
4.50 |
0.85 |
0.85 |
| 1979 | 2.04 |
1.91 |
5.47 |
2.05 |
1.04 |
| 1980 | 2.46 |
2.24 |
6.04 |
1.80 |
1.26 |
| 1981 | 2.07 |
1.69 |
6.16 |
1.87 |
1.48 |
| 1982 | 1.82 |
1.48 |
5.87 |
1.26 |
1.71 |
| 1983 | 1.59 |
1.34 |
6.47 |
1.28 |
1.29 |
| 1984 | 1.19 |
1.02 |
6.95 |
1.12 |
1.19 |
| 1985 | 1.36 |
1.09 |
6.01 |
0.73 |
0.95 |
| 1986 | 1.93 |
1.90 |
6.55 |
2.63 |
1.08 |
Source: Williams T O. 1990. Impact of Livestock Pricing Policies on Meat and Milk Output in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries. LED Working Document 13. ILCA, Addis Ababa.
*Constant prices are current prices deflated by the consumer price index.
**Current prices.
TABLE 44 Producers' prices per kg of carcass weight for mutton in selected countries, 1970-1986 in local currencies and in US dollars.
Section A: In local currencies
At current prices |
At constant (1980) prices* |
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Year |
Côte d'Ivoire (CFA) |
Nigeria (Naira) |
Sudan (Pound) |
Côte d'Ivoire (CFA) |
Nigeria (Naira) |
Sudan (Pound) |
| 1970 | 200 |
1.05 |
0.18 |
619 |
4.41 |
0.84 |
| 1971 | 230 |
1.16 |
0.20 |
723 |
4.20 |
0.94 |
| 1972 | 244 |
1.28 |
0.22 |
765 |
4.51 |
0.91 |
| 1973 | 260 |
1.15 |
0.23 |
734 |
3.83 |
0.85 |
| 1974 | 280 |
1.94 |
0.24 |
673 |
5.74 |
0.69 |
| 1975 | 305 |
2.93 |
0.38 |
658 |
6.49 |
0.89 |
| 1976 | 480 |
4.03 |
0.35 |
924 |
7.32 |
0.80 |
| 1977 | 600 |
4.67 |
0.41 |
907 |
6.98 |
0.81 |
| 1978 | 800 |
5.20 |
0.58 |
1070 |
6.39 |
0.95 |
| 1979 | 900 |
5.36 |
1.19 |
1032 |
5.89 |
1.49 |
| 1980 | 1000 |
5.36 |
1.46 |
1000 |
5.36 |
1.46 |
| 1981 | 1050 |
5.25 |
1.67 |
965 |
4.35 |
1.34 |
| 1982 | 1100 |
5.64 |
2.01 |
942 |
4.35 |
1.29 |
| 1983 | 1200 |
8.77 |
3.34 |
970 |
5.47 |
1.63 |
| 1984 | 1200 |
8.88 |
2.83 |
930 |
3.97 |
1.03 |
| 1985 | 1200 |
8.36 |
3.73 |
913 |
3.54 |
0.93 |
| 1986 | 1300 |
14.19 |
10.49 |
928 |
5.95 |
2.13 |
Section B: In US$ (converted at official exchange rates)**
Côte d'Ivoire (US$) |
Nigeria (US$) |
Sudan (US$) |
|
| 1970 | 0.72 |
1.47 |
0.52 |
| 1971 | 0.83 |
1.63 |
0 57 |
| 1972 | 0.97 |
1.95 |
0.63 |
| 1973 | 1.17 |
1.75 |
0.66 |
| 1974 | 1.16 |
3.06 |
0.69 |
| 1975 | 1.42 |
4.76 |
1.09 |
| 1976 | 2.01 |
6.43 |
1.01 |
| 1977 | 2.44 |
7.24 |
1.18 |
| 1978 | 3 55 |
8.19 |
1.54 |
| 1979 | 4.23 |
8.89 |
2.80 |
| 1980 | 4.74 |
9.81 |
2.92 |
| 1981 | 3.89 |
8.55 |
3.12 |
| 1982 | 3 37 |
8.38 |
2.14 |
| 1983 | 3.16 |
12.12 |
2.57 |
| 1984 | 276 |
11.62 |
2.18 |
| 1985 | 2.69 |
9.37 |
1.63 |
| 1986 | 3.76 |
10.54 |
4.20 |
Source: Williams T O. 1990. Impact of Livestock Pricing Policies on Meat and Milk Output in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries. LED Working Document 13. ILCA, Addis Ababa.
*Constant prices are current prices deflated by the consumer price index.
**Current prices.
TABLE 45. Producers' prices for milk in selected countries, 1971-1986, in local currencies and in US dollars
Section A: In local currencies
At current prices |
At constant (1980) prices' |
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Year |
Mali (CFA/kg) |
Sudan (Pound, kg) |
Zimbabwe ($/kg) |
Mali (CFA/kg) |
Sudan (Pound/kg) |
Zimbabwe ($/kg) |
| 1971 | 24 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
77 |
0.23 |
0.13 |
| 1972 | 24 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
71 |
0.20 |
0.13 |
| 1973 | 36 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
83 |
0.22 |
0.13 |
| 1974 | 36 |
0.06 |
0.07 |
81 |
0.17 |
0.12 |
| 1975 | 36 |
0.10 |
0.08 |
77 |
0.24 |
0.14 |
| 1976 | 44 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
85 |
0.23 |
0.14 |
| 1977 | 44 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
68 |
0.20 |
0.13 |
| 1978 | 54 |
0.10 |
0.10 |
64 |
0.17 |
0.12 |
| 1979 | 63 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
77 |
0.13 |
0.13 |
| 1980 | 63 |
0.29 |
0.15 |
63 |
0.29 |
0.15 |
| 1981 | 73 |
0.29 |
0.20 |
65 |
0.23 |
0.18 |
| 1982 | 108 |
0.29 |
0.25 |
94 |
0.19 |
0.20 |
| 1983 | 102 |
0.58 |
0.30 |
81 |
0.28 |
0.19 |
| 1984 | 202 |
0.58 |
0.33 |
142 |
0.21 |
0.18 |
| 1985 | 231 |
0.87 |
0.38 |
151 |
0.22 |
0.18 |
| 1986 | 231 |
1.07 |
0.40 |
158 |
0.22 |
0.17 |
Section B: In US$ (converted at official exchange rates)**
Year |
Mali (US$/kg) |
Sudan (US$/kg) |
Zimbabwe (US$/kg) |
| 1971 | 0.09 |
0.14 |
0.09 |
| 1972 | 0.10 |
0.14 |
0.10 |
| 1973 | 0.16 |
0.17 |
0.12 |
| 1974 | 0.15 |
0.17 |
0.12 |
| 1975 | 0.17 |
0.29 |
0.15 |
| 1976 | 0.18 |
0.29 |
0.17 |
| 1977 | 0.18 |
0.29 |
0.16 |
| 1978 | 0.24 |
0.27 |
0.15 |
| 1979 | 0.30 |
0.24 |
0.19 |
| 1980 | 0.30 |
0.58 |
0.24 |
| 1981 | 0.27 |
0.54 |
0.30 |
| 1982 | 0.33 |
0.31 |
0.33 |
| 1983 | 0.27 |
0.45 |
0.30 |
| 1984 | 0.46 |
0.45 |
0.27 |
| 1985 | 0.52 |
0.38 |
0.24 |
| 1986 | 0.67 |
0.43 |
0.25 |
Source: Williams T O. 1990. Impact of Livestock Pricing Policies on Milk and Meat Output in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries. LED Working Document 13. ILCA, Addis Ababa.
* Constant prices are current prices deflated by the consumer price index
** Current prices.
Table 46. Some cattle prices in sub-Saharan Africa, 1980-1985
Source: Data collected (through use of questionnaires) from government officials of the respective countries.
FAO. 1984. Statistics on Prices Received by Farmers. Rome.
FAO. 1983. Séminaire sur l'épizootologique et les aspects économiques de la santé animale. Niamey.
* For marker levels and seasonal prices see section on differentiation of prices in the General Notes to these tables.
** Market level unknown, H = high price season, L = low price season,
? = Price season unknown and ABS = average of both sexes.
*** Converted at official exchange rates prevailing during the year.
A blank space means data not available.
Table 47. Some sheep prices in sub-Saharan Africa, 1980-1985
Source: Data collected (through use of questionnaires) from government officials of the respective countries.
FAO. 1964. Statistics on Prices Received by Farmers. Rome.
FAO. 1983. Séminaire sur l'épizootologique et les aspects économiques de la santé animale. Niamey.
* For market levels and seasonal prices see section on differentiation of prices in the General Notes to these tables.
**Market level unknown, H = high price season, L = low price season,
? = price season unknown and ABS = average of both sexes.
***Converted at official exchange rates prevailing during the year.
A blank space means data not available.
Table 48. Some goat prices in sub-Saharan Africa, 1980-1985
Source: Data collected (though use of questionnaires) from government officials of the respective countries.
FAO. 1984. Statistics on Prices Received by Farmers. Rome.
FAO. 1983. Séminaire sur l'épizootologique et les aspects économiques de la santé animate. Niamey.
* For market levels and seasonal prices see section on differentiation of prices in the General Notes to these fables.
** Market level unknown, H = high price season, L = low price season,
? = Price season unknown and ABS = average of both sexes.
*** Converted at official exchange rates prevailing during the year.
A blank space means data not available.
Table 49. Some cow milk prices in sub-Saharan Africa, 1980-1985
Source: Data collected (through use of questionnaires) from government officials of the respective countries.
FAO. 1984. Statistics on Prices Recieved by Farmers.. Rome.
FAO. 1983. Séminaire sur l'épizootologique et les aspects économiques de la santé animale. Niamey.
ILCA Unpublished data.
von Massow V. 1985. Dairy Imports and Import Policy in Mali and Their Implications for the Dairy Sector in the Bamako Area. LPU Working Paper 8. ILCA, Addis Ababa.
von Massow V and Kone Y S. 1985. The Economics of Supplying Fresh Milk to Bamako. Unpublished literature.
*For market levels and seasonal prices see section on differentiation of prices in the General Notes to these tables.
**Converted at official exchange rates prevailing during the year.
FM = Formal market, IM = informal market and FP = fresh pasteurised.
H = High price season. L = tow price season and ? = price season unknown.
A blank space means data not available.
Table 50. Some livestock feed prices in sub-Saharan Africa, 1980-1985
Table 50 (continued). Some livestock feed prices in sub-Saharan Africa, 1980-1985
Source: Data collected (through use of questionnaire) from government officials of the respective countries.
FAO. 1984. Statistics on Prices Received by Farmers. Rome.
Agricultural Marketing Corporation of Ethiopia. 1986.
* Converted at official exchange rates prevailing during the year.
** Selling pieces to government organizations.
*** Pre-1984 pieces expressed in US$ are very high due to exceptionally distorted official
exchange rates.
H = High piece season, L = low price season and ? = price season unknown.
MA = Maize, Ml = millet, S = sorghum, C = cottonseed cake and G = groundnut cake.
A blank space means data not available.
Table 51. Livestock-feed price ratios in selected SSA countries
Source: FAO. 1984. Statistics on Prices Received by Farmers. Rome.
Data collected through questionnaires from government officials of selected countries.
Fg = Farm-gate.
Py = Primary.
TI = Terminal.
Ar = Abattoir.
L = Low price season.
? = Price season for livestock unknown.
* Price season for sorghum unknown.
1/All milk prices are at urban catchments sale level.
2/Market levels refer only to livestock sales.
A blank space means data not available.
