The Response of Ethiopian Grain Markets to Liberalization

Table 3 EGTE’s fixed grain purchasing and selling prices (birr/qt) under controlled
marketing system in terms of 1995 prices (1984/85 to 1989/90)

Grain	Farmers delivery price to EGTE or Cooperatives (a)	Cooperatives and traders selling price to EGTE (b)	EGTE’s selling price to official buyers including tax ©	Official retail selling price to consumers (d)	Farmers’ share of official retail price (%) (a/d x 100)
White tef	94.72	104.91	143.62	156.54	61
Mixed tef	80.45	90.64	127.77	133.41	60
Red tef	72.29	82.49	118.72	124.35	58
White wheat	71.30	81.49	117.60	123.24	58
Mixed wheat	63.14	73.34	108.53	114.17	55
Black wheat	61.11	71.30	106.25	111.89	55
White barley	59.07	67.22	101.76	106.90	55
Mixed barley	54.99	63.14	97.20	102.84	53
Maize	42.76	50.91	91.32	96.96	44
White sorghum	57.03	65.18	106.44	112.08	51
Mixed sorghum	48.88	57.03	90.42	96.05	51

Source: Extracted from EGTE (1988).

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