Export Performance
EXPORT PERFORMANCE
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The export of groundnuts from Malawi have steadily increase with the highest record in 2013
· The target market for groundnuts export market is within SADC and COMESA regions with a trivial volumes going outside Africa.
MAJOR EXPORT MARKETS
· Generally the trends of groundnuts exports have been on the increase for the last five year registering 60 thousands metric tonnes in 2013 from 38 thousand metric tonnes in 2012.
· In major exporting markets the trend mirrors the Malawi exports to the world.
· There has been an increase in export volumes to the major export markets
Market Share
MARKET SHARE
· India dominates the world market with an average share of 26.2 % followed by USA with an average share of 14.2 %.
· Malawi share of Groundnuts exports to the world has been increasing over the period of five years. In 2013 Malawi share of exports grew to 2.6% from 1.4 % in 2012.
· Exports to the major markets have been increasing
World Market Share
WORLD MARKET SHARE
· On average the Malawi exports on Groundnuts has been growing at the rate of 1.4 %
Malawi Share in Actual Markets
MARKET SHARE IN ACTUAL MARKETS
Exports share to Tanzania had a sharp increase between 2010 and 2011. From 2011 the export share has been gradually decreasing
Competetors
COMPETITORS
On the world market Malawi competes with USA, India, Netherlands Argentina, China, Brazil and Nicaragua.
· Malawi ranks 8th in the world exports basket and comes fist in Africa exports basket.
· Tanzania has been importing about 99 percent of its groundnuts imports from Malawi registering 5 thousand metric tonnes in 2010.
Potential for Expansion
POTENTIAL FOR MARKET EXPANSION
· Tanzania importation of groundnuts has been decreasing for the last three years.
· Malawi exports on the other hand have been on the increase over the last five years
· With theincreasing trend of demand on the world market for groundnuts there is potential to increase exports provided requirements met.
Under this section, you can access trade data on the export performance of Malawian key products, complete trade statistics of Malawi through the Trade Map - Malawi service of the National Statistical Office as well as global trade data from a number of global sources.
Export Performance section provides data and analytics of Malawi's export performance on selected export products.
Trade Map - Malawi provides access to a searchable database of Malawi's up-to-date trade statistics. Users are able to make their own queries and extraction of trade data.
Resources for Global Trade Data provides a collection of useful resources on global trade data from a number of global sources. Each of the resoueces are accessible through external links and users are advised to access these on their own accord and cognizance of related risks.
Under this section, you will find an up-to-date informaiton on upcoming trade fairs and exhibitions, trade missions organised by MITC and related national counterparts as well as other events such as workshops and seminars related to trade issues and capacity building initiatives. To access the informaiton, please click on the link of your interest from the Trade Events menu in the left handside or the links below.
Trade Fairs & Exhibitions
Trade Missions
Trade Workshops
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