Import
Food imports, duties, and foreign supply chains
War and TikTok Squeeze the Pistachio
Pistachio prices have hit their highest level in eight years as a viral Dubai chocolate craze collides with war-related disruption to Iran's exports. The green …
Black Sea Wheat Keeps Bread Cheap
A big Black Sea harvest is keeping global wheat prices in check in 2026, even as the United States heads for its smallest crop since …
India's Rice Flood Reaches Africa
India's granaries are overflowing after a record harvest, and the government has scrapped export floors and duties to move the surplus. The result is the …
A Quota Cut Squeezes Africa's Mackerel
Shrinking Northeast Atlantic fishing quotas are pushing up the price of mackerel, one of the most affordable proteins in West Africa. With the EU cutting …
A Tomato Paste Glut Seeks Buyers
China's Xinjiang region built a tomato paste empire, then watched European demand collapse over forced-labour concerns. Left with hundreds of thousands of tonnes of unsold …
Coconut Oil Stays Stubbornly Dear
Coconut oil prices nearly tripled in under two years and are easing only slightly in 2026. Ageing trees, slow replanting and competition from coconut milk …
Orange Juice: Cheap Futures, Costly Glass
Orange juice futures have tumbled from their 2024 record, yet shoppers are still paying near-record prices at the shelf. A shrinking Brazilian crop and the …
Tariffs Come for Brazil's Coffee
Washington's trade war has landed on the world's largest coffee supplier. Brazilian coffee still faces steep US tariffs even after exemptions, and industry groups warn …
Big Wheat Harvest, Stubborn Prices
The Black Sea is heading for another bumper wheat crop, yet world prices are refusing to fall the way a big harvest usually forces them …
The World's Milk Gets Pricier
Global dairy prices have rallied through 2026, with milk powder and butter leading a rebound driven by firm Asian demand and tight supply. For countries …
Cooking Oil Hits a Four-Year High
Global vegetable oil prices have climbed to their highest in four years, pushed up by booming demand for biofuel and tight Black Sea supplies. For …
India Burns Rice to Fuel Cars
Sitting on record rice stockpiles, India is diverting more than 5 million tonnes of the grain into ethanol for petrol. For West African buyers like …
The World Is Awash in Cheap Rice
Global rice stocks have hit record highs after successive bumper harvests led by India, pushing prices down and giving importers like Nigeria a rare window …
Black Sea Glut Pulls Wheat Lower
Global wheat prices are easing as strong Black Sea harvests flood the market, with the FAO wheat gauge down 4.4 percent in June. Nigeria, a …
Cooking Oil Hits a Four-Year High
Global vegetable oil prices have climbed to their highest level in four years as biofuel demand competes with food for palm, soy, sunflower and rapeseed …
Mushin Market Rice Retreats as Nigerian Manufactured 50kg Bag Falls to N54,000 From N75,000
Rice prices eased across varieties at Mushin Market, with a 50kg bag of Nigerian Manufactured Rice dropping from N75,000 in late January to N54,000 by …
Royal Stallion Rice Eases to N60,000 a Bag at Lekki-Jakande After Peaking at N70,000 in February
A 50kg bag of Royal Stallion rice at Lekki-Jakande Market fell from a February to March peak of N70,000 to N60,000 by the week of …
Red Sea Detours Keep Food Freight High
More than two years after attacks pushed ships off the Red Sea, many cargoes still sail the long way around Africa, adding time, insurance and …
World Sugar Sinks to a Five-Year Low
A global sugar glut has pushed prices to their lowest in about five years, turning the market into a buyer's paradise. For countries that import …
A Strong Dollar Makes Dinner Pricier
The US dollar swung from a four-year low to renewed strength in 2026, and its direction matters far beyond Wall Street. For countries that import …