Potential of Africa as a destination for grain imports is large

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Nigeria, for example, continues to be a major importer of several U.S. wheat classes. As in other developing countries, demand for higher quality wheat and protein increases with economic improvements.

The current largest customers in Africa for U.S. sellers for grains included Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, South Africa.There is a growing opportunity in Angola, Kenya and Ghana.

Another expanding market is Sudan. The country imported over 2 million tonnes of wheat in 2017. Import volumes have increased rapidly in recent years from 1 million tonnes to 1.5 million tonnes and now this year it will be more than 2.1 million tonnes.

Mombasa, the Kenyan gateway to eastern Africa, especially landlocked Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Burundi and parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo more than a thousand miles inland, had suffered chronic port delays two years ago that saw cargoes held up for as long as six months. Many ports in Africa would benefit from improved storage, handling and onward distribution facilities.

Western Africa faces similar difficulties.Africa could make a lot of improvements to its ports and land transportation and this would reduce the cost of its imports.

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