Commodity & Trade Updates
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Cereal Millers Association warn delay in C60 import approvals threatens wheat flour prices
The association has stressed that every additional day of delay adds expenses without benefiting farmers, millers or consumers.
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India turns to African fertilizer producers as Hormuz disruptions reshape supply chains
The move comes as the conflict involving Iran, Israel and the United States has disrupted shipments through the Strait of Hormuz since late February, exposing vulnerabilities for India as the world’s most populous country, the second-largest fertilizer consumer, and a major agricultural producer.
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Senegal’s peanut oil exports reach six-year high of 22,441 tonnes in 2025
The surge reflects Senegal’s policy shift toward favouring local processing of groundnuts, which has coincided with a sharp decline in raw peanut exports as more of the crop is crushed domestically into oil.
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Nigeria receives US$3.7M from Japan to strengthen its rice seed production system
The support aims to improve the production and availability of certified rice seed, addressing one of the major constraints affecting productivity and efforts to expand domestic rice production.
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Kenya anticipates maize deficit of nearly 486,000 tonnes by late September
Kenya’s maize sector has faced recurring challenges from erratic rainfall, high input costs and logistical bottlenecks, even as the government promotes subsidized fertilizer and seed programmes to boost domestic production.