| Variables | Averages for the Individual Regional Rice Markets | General Average/ Percentage | ||||||
| Dar es salaam | Mbeya | Morogoro | Shinyanga | Dodoma | Arusha | Lindi | ||
| Quantitative variables |
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| Rice movement (Rice Sale) (tones/week) | 103.72 | 65.82 | 71.33 | 59.07 | 22.51 | 35.33 | 14.65 | 52.28 |
| Price of High Quality Rice (Grade 1) (Tsh/kg) | 1966.11 | 1737.61 | 1617.61 | 1427.60 | 1933.79 | 2001.82 | 2145.07 | 1832.95 |
| Price of Medium Quality (Grade 2) Rice (Tsh/kg) | 1697.68 | 1578.84 | 1552.35 | 1355.99 | 1737.17 | 1830.48 | 1876.28 | 1661.26 |
| Price of Low Quality (Grade 3) (Tsh/kg) | 1529.24 | 1410.06 | 1367.10 | 1284.38 | 1540.55 | 1659.15 | 1707.50 | 1499.71 |
| Distance from Dar es Salaam port (km) | NA | 922 | 192 | 989 | 451 | 646 | 452 | NA |
| Qualitative variables |
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| Traders Trading: Only Rice, (Rice and Others) | 64.12 (35.88) | 42.07 (57.93) | 32.81 (67.19) | 35.54 (64.46) | 21.66 (78.34) | 25.71 (74.29) | 14.08 (85.92) | 33.71 (66.23) |
| Availability of Local Rice: Sufficient, (Insufficient) | 96.00 (4.00) | 100.00 (0.00) | 100.00 (0.00) | 100.00 (0.00) | 93.00 (0.00) | 85.00 (15.00) | 77.00 (23.00) | 91.6 (08.4) |
| Presence of branded rice: Yes, (No) | 10.00 (90.00) | 07.00 (93.00) | 05.00 (95.00) | 05.00 (95.00) | 03.00 (97.00) | 07.00 (93.00) | 0.00 (100.00) | 7.28 (92.72) |
| Change in Demand for Rice: Increased, (decreased), [not changed] | 85.41 (04.06) [10.53] | 83.25 (16.95) [0.00] | 75.92 (24.08) [0.00] | 70.25 (26.95) [0.00] | 56.17 (35.61) [08.22] | 53.85 (34.02) [12.13] | 77.14 (17.49) [5.37] | 73.71 (20.75) [5.54] |
| Type of Rice Purchased Under a Price Spike: HQR, (LQR), [IR], | 22.63 (41.55) [35.82] | 13.45 (78.51) [8.04] | 11.64 (73.20) [10.26] | 05.92 (94.08) [0.00] | 10.38 (83.11) [6.51] | 16.05 (58.24) [25.71] | 5.33 (79.51) [15.16] | 12.9 (72.6) [14.5] |
| Consumer Prefer Local Rice Over Imported: Yes, (No) | 100.00 (0.00) | 100.00 (0.00) | 100.00 (0.00) | 100.00 (0.00) | 100.00 (0.00) | 100.00 (0.00) | 100.00 (0.00) | 100.00 (0.00) |
| Presence of the Trade Restrictive Policy Measures: Yes, (No) | 0.00 (100.00) | 0.00 (100.00) | 0.00 (100.00) | 0.00 (100.00) | 0.00 (100.00) | 0.00 (100.00) | 0.00 (100.00) | 0.00 (100.00) |