Production of Cereals and Non Cereals | Tanzania

An analysis of carryover stocks (COS) shows that, on the eve of new marketing year a total of 505,274 tonnes of food stock was available and carried over into 2019/20 marketing year of which 68,057.72 tonnes was held in NFRA (National Food Reserve Agency) and 5,616.24 tonnes was held in CPB (Cereals and other Produce Board) warehouses while 93,760 tonnes was held by private stockists and 337,840 tonnes was estimated as farm retention. Added to the 2,565,774 tonnes of food surplus indicated above, the total food available, over and above national requirement is 3,071,048 tonnes.