Overview

Samoa is self-sufficient in ‘staple’ food supplies, major food commodities consumed are coconuts, flour of wheat, pig meat, sugar (refined), taro (cocoyam), vegetables. Markets and stores are stocked with imported food commodities, largely from Australia and New Zealand.   

Most major retail brands of processed and ready to eat foods plus cereals, pulses, oil, sugar, and dairy products are available for purchase in local supermarkets and smaller retail shops. Generic country information can be located from sources which are regularly maintained and reflect current facts and figures. For a general overview of country data related to the service and supply sectors, please consult the following sources: 

The Observatory of Economic Complexity – MIT (OEC):  (http://atlas.media.mit.edu/en/  )  

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