Table 7
|
Items |
Routes | ||||
|
Jimma Addis |
Nekempt |
Shashemene |
Addis Mekele |
Addis | |
|
Distance (km) |
346 |
327 |
251 |
783 |
526 |
|
Major grain in the route |
Maize |
Maize |
Teff |
Tef |
Tef |
|
Number of check points |
12 |
8 |
10 |
10 |
18 |
|
Average time spent at each check point |
14.49 |
6.80 |
6.74 |
8.91 |
10.47 |
|
Total time spent at check points |
166.87 |
62.75 |
61.62 |
89.65 |
185.42 |
|
Total check point charges (birr/qt) |
5.36 |
4.44 |
3.77 |
7.39 |
15.04 |
|
-Official |
5.36 |
4.23 |
1.10 |
7.11 |
11.55 |
|
-Unofficial |
0.00 |
0.21 |
2.67 |
0.28 |
3.49 |
|
Transport cost -bir/qt |
9.20 |
14.20 |
6.80 |
30.00 |
20.80 |
|
-birr/qt/km |
0.0266 |
0.0434 |
0.0271 |
0.0383 |
0.0395 |
|
Other costs (birr/qt)1 |
5.07 |
5.07 |
5.07 |
5.07 |
5.07 |
|
Total cost (birr/qt) |
19.63 |
23.71 |
15.64 |
42.46 |
40.91 |
|
Average price spread2__________________ |
21.00 |
16.50 |
11.50 |
37.28 |
48.63 |
Cereal check point charges and other transfer costs per quintal on selected
routes, August 1996
Source: GMRP survey data.
Note 1The other costs include the charges for loading, unloading, broker fee and weighing
grain which are very standard across the routes studied. 2 The average is taken from
January to August, 1996 for the grain indicated to be the major during the check point
survey.
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