Sudan, All cereals, 2018

In 2018, Sudan's annual estimated postharvest losses were 663,414 tonnes for sorghum, 233,975 tonnes for millet, 90,098 tonnes for wheat. The highest and lowest estimated postharvest loss percentages are 12.9% for wheat and 8.8% for millet. The costliest estimated postharvest losses in USD are for sorghum: over 292 million USD, which corresponds to 5.4% of national agricultural GDP.

Within the value chain, for all crops the majority of loss is estimated to be happening at harvesting/field drying. Within Sudan, the highest postharvest losses in tonnes occur for sorghum in Blue Nile, for millet in Darfur, for wheat in Blue Nile. Regarding the nutritional losses, the estimated sorghum grain lost postharvest could have met the annual energy (kcal) dietary requirements of 2,653,932 people.

To view the list of studies used to estimate these losses, please see the References tab.

APHLIS postharvest loss estimates in Sudan in 2018

Top 3 crops with the highest production quantity in tonnes.

Sorghum Millet Wheat
Production quantity in tonnes 5,435,000 tonnes 2,647,000 tonnes 700,000 tonnes
Loss % 12.2% 8.8% 12.9%
Losses in tonnes 663,414 tonnes 233,975 tonnes 90,098 tonnes
Financial value > 292 million USD > 182 million USD > 62 million USD
% of national agricultural GDP 5.4% 3.4% 1.2%
# of people whose annual energy (kcal) requirements could have been met by the lost crop 2,653,932 people 905,625 people –

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Postharvest loss estimates per value chain step

  • Estimated % of crop left at this value chain stage
  • Estimated % of crop lost at this value chain stage
Harvesting/field drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 95.45 Crop left: 95.45% 4.6 Estimated PHL: 4.6%
Millet 96.50 Crop left: 96.50% 3.5 Estimated PHL: 3.5%
Wheat 95.57 Crop left: 95.57% 4.4 Estimated PHL: 4.4%
Further drying
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Millet 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Wheat 0 No data for this crop 0 No data for this crop
Threshing and Shelling
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 3.6 Estimated PHL: 3.6%
Millet 94.50 Crop left: 94.50% 2.0 Estimated PHL: 2.0%
Wheat 92.07 Crop left: 92.07% 3.5 Estimated PHL: 3.5%
Winnowing
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 91.85 Crop left: 91.85% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 94.50 Crop left: 94.50% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Wheat 92.07 Crop left: 92.07% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Transport from field
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 89.68 Crop left: 89.68% 2.2 Estimated PHL: 2.2%
Millet 92.00 Crop left: 92.00% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Wheat 89.57 Crop left: 89.57% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Household-level storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 87.21 Crop left: 87.21% 2.5 Estimated PHL: 2.5%
Millet 90.87 Crop left: 90.87% 1.1 Estimated PHL: 1.1%
Wheat 86.47 Crop left: 86.47% 3.1 Estimated PHL: 3.1%
Transport to market
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 87.21 Crop left: 87.21% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 90.87 Crop left: 90.87% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Wheat 86.47 Crop left: 86.47% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Market storage
Crop Estimated % of crop left Estimated % of crop lost
Sorghum 87.21 Crop left: 87.21% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Millet 90.87 Crop left: 90.87% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%
Wheat 86.47 Crop left: 86.47% 0.0 Estimated PHL: 0.0%

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