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

·  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

·     On average the Malawi exports on Groundnuts has been growing at the rate of 1.4 %

MARKET SHARE IN ACTUAL MARKETS

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Exports share to Tanzania had a sharp increase between 2010 and 2011. From 2011 the export share has been gradually decreasing

COMPETITORS

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  On the world market Malawi competes with USA, India, Netherlands Argentina, China, Brazil and Nicaragua.

·  Malawi ranks 8^th 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 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.