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Commonly traded commodities in SADC region
Agro-Processing Cluster
| Sectors | countries |
| Soya | South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, DRC, Malawi, Madagascar |
| Sugar | Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, DRC, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mauritius, Botswana |
| Meat products (poultry and beef) | Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Swaziland, Madagascar, Tanzania, DRC |
| Cassava | Angola, DRC, Mozambique, Tanzania, South Africa, Malawi, Madagascar, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Dairy products | Madagascar, South Africa, Namibia, Tanzania, DRC, Malawi, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland |
| Other food and drinks | Angola, DRC, Lesotho (maize), Mauritius (sea food). Zambia (oil seeds and livestock products), Malawi (oil seeds), South Africa, Zimbabwe,Swaziland, Madagascar (Rice, maize, black eyed beans, pea), Namibia, Tanzania (maize, rice, oil seeds) |
| Fish and fish products | Angola, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania, DRC, Zimbabwe |
| Horticulture (Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers) | Swaziland, Lesotho, Zambia, South Africa, Malawi, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, DRC, Namibia, Tanzania |
| Wildlife (game meat and hide processing) | Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, DRC |
| Forestry - Timber and non-timber forest products (medicinal, cosmetics, essential oils and other herbal products) | DRC, South Africa, Angola, Madagascar, Swaziland, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, Tanzania, Malawi, Mauritius |
Minerals and Beneficiation Cluster
| Sectors | countries |
| Energy Mineral (including polymers) | Angola (oil), Botswana (coal), DRC (oil, gas, coal, uranium), South Africa (coal), Mozambique (gas and coal), Tanzania (gas, coal), Madagascar, Zimbabwe, Swaziland (coal), Malawi, Namibia (uranium, coal and gas) |
| Ferrous Minerals (Iron/Steel) | Angola, DRC, South Africa, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Namibia |
| Base-metals Mineral (Copper, Aluminium, Nickel, Cobalt) | DRC, Zambia, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Madagascar, Zimbabwe |
| Fertilizer | South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, DRC, Malawi, Mozambique, Angola, Tanzania, Namibia |
| Diamonds | Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, DRC |
| Platinum | Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, DRC |
| Cement | South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, DRC, Mozambique, Namibia, Malawi, Tanzania |
| Soda Ash | Botswana, Zambia, South Africa, Tanzania |
| Mining machinery | South Africa, Zambia |
| Small Scale Mining | Malawi, DRC, Tanzania |