Trade
Imports, exports, border policies, and tariffs
Washington Eyes Nigeria's Livestock
The United States has opened a fresh push to deepen agricultural trade with Nigeria, sending a livestock expert to Abuja and pitching American technology and …
Stockfish Scarcity Hits Nigeria's Soups
Okporoko, the dried stockfish imported from Norway and Iceland, is a fixture in Nigerian soups yet is not produced at home. A fresh bout of …
A Quarantine Fix for Rejected Exports
Too many Nigerian farm exports get turned back abroad over pests and chemical residues. The government has inaugurated an interministerial committee to overhaul the country's …
West Africa's Cocoa Bloc Targets Raw Exports
Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon, which grow about two-thirds of the world's cocoa, have signed the Abuja Declaration to process more beans at home. …
Nigeria Looks to Asia to Save Its Harvest
Nigeria loses up to 40 million tonnes of food a year to spoilage, worth billions. Now it is courting China and India for the cold …
Nigeria's African Food Trade Jumps 21%
Nigeria's trade with the rest of Africa rose 21% to $9.02 billion in 2025, with processed food, foodstuffs and urea joining crude oil in the …
Nigeria's Duty-Free Clock Ticks Down
Nigeria has until the end of 2026 to make the most of duty-free access to the United States. Washington renewed the AGOA trade programme for …
Nigeria's Duty-Free Clock Ticks Down
Nigeria has until the end of 2026 to make the most of duty-free access to the United States. Washington renewed the AGOA trade programme for …
Agro Exports Crash 31% on Rejections
Nigeria's farm exports fell 31.2% year on year in the first quarter of 2026 to ₦1.172 trillion, as port delays, heavy pesticide use and missing …
Soybean Demand Strengthens Global Trade
Strong international demand for soybeans is supporting export activity as buyers continue to secure supplies for food and livestock production despite changing market conditions.
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 …
Snubbed by China, US Sorghum Turns to Africa
US sorghum exports to China, once the crop's biggest buyer, collapsed by about 97 per cent in the trade war, sinking prices below $3 a …
Sudan's War Squeezes the World's Gum
Sudan supplies most of the world's gum arabic, the acacia resin that binds fizzy drinks, sweets and medicines. More than three years of war have …
China Drops Its Tariffs for Africa
From May 2026, China scrapped import duties on almost everything from 53 African countries, including Nigeria. Sesame, cashew, ginger and cocoa that once faced tariffs …
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 …
China Reopens Its Door to Canola
China has slashed tariffs that had shut Canadian canola out of its market, restoring access for roughly $4 billion of annual seed exports. The reset …
Asia's Cassava Squeeze Lifts Starch Prices
A cassava root shortage in Thailand and Vietnam has driven tapioca starch export prices up about 18 per cent in 14 weeks, with Thai shipments …
A Shrimp Glut Meets a Tariff Wall
The world is producing more shrimp than ever, but US tariffs of up to 50 percent on Asian suppliers are scrambling the trade. India is …
The World Is Drowning in Potatoes
Europe has grown far more potatoes than it can sell, crashing prices to near-giveaway levels and forcing farmers to cut plantings. Yet a fierce summer …