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Nigeria
First Indian wheat shipload sets sail for Nigeria

To supply its noodle factories and mills, Dufil Prima Foods has decided to bring Indian wheat to Lagos, a first in West Africa. But to introduce this product further, major logistical challenges must be overcome. [...]

Published on 09/05/2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Nigeria
Private Nigerian commodities market AFEX aims to raise $50m

The Nigerian company cofounded by Nigerian billionaire Tony Elumelu is working to raise funds to build 20 warehouses. New CEO Ayodeji Balogun wants to strengthen its position as a marketplace of primary agricultural goods.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Commodity traders 08.11.2023

Nigeria
World Food Programme diverts Ukrainian wheat to Turkey

A substantial consignment of wheat originally earmarked for Nigeria will not in the end be shipped there. Faced with logistical problems, WFP has decided to sell it to Turkey instead and use the money for food distribution projects in the west African state.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 12.10.2023

Egypt
Egpyt tries to adapt to drop in Russian cereal supplies and Indian embargo

Egypt is having great difficulty importing large quantities of Russian wheat, which represented nearly 60% of its purchases prior to the war in Ukraine. Cairo is now trying to negotiate with New Delhi in the hope of ensuring a partial lifting of the embargo on Indian wheat.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 20.06.2022

Workers collect wheat at the Banha grain silos, in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, 25 May 2022.

Egypt
Cut off from Ukrainian wheat, Cairo on hunt for Indian supplies

The Egyptian government, which has until now always avoided sourcing from India, has reached out to New Delhi in a bid to obtain large volumes of grain to compensate for the lack of Russian and Ukrainian suppliers.

Free access Commodity traders, Diplomacy 05.04.2022

Africa
French grain traders Soufflet, Lecureur and Céréalis race to fill gap in market left by Russian and Ukrainian wheat

The halt in Russian and Ukrainian wheat exports has opened a window of opportunity for French grain producers in North and West Africa, who in recent weeks have been able to act as substitute suppliers at short notice.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 04.04.2022

West Africa
Top buyer Bangladesh struggles to source enough African cotton

As shipping companies ramp up their container freight prices, cotton mills in Bangladesh may have to slash output as supply is bottlenecked.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 23.02.2022

Cotton containers ready to be transported, in Senegal.

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West Africa Top buyer Bangladesh struggles to source enough African cotton

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Nigeria
First Indian wheat shipload sets sail for Nigeria

Nigeria
Private Nigerian commodities market AFEX aims to raise $50m

Nigeria
World Food Programme diverts Ukrainian wheat to Turkey

Egypt
Egpyt tries to adapt to drop in Russian cereal supplies and Indian embargo

Egypt
Cut off from Ukrainian wheat, Cairo on hunt for Indian supplies

Africa
French grain traders Soufflet, Lecureur and Céréalis race to fill gap in market left by Russian and Ukrainian wheat

West Africa
Top buyer Bangladesh struggles to source enough African cotton