Nigeria
Nigeria is the largest market for U.S.
agricultural, fish, and forestry products in
sub-Saharan Africa with exports surpassing a record
$1 billion in 2008; up more than 50 percent from the
previous year. Nigeria is the largest importer
of U.S. wheat in sub-Saharan Africa, and is
regularly one of the top 3 markets for U.S. wheat in
the entire world. In addition to wheat, major U.S.
exports to Nigeria include animal fats and consumer
good products. In September 2008, The Government of
Nigeria overturned a number of bans on agricultural
imports (for example corn) and reduced tariffs on
other items (such as rice). As a result, in 2009
Nigeria is expected to become a market for a wider
range of U.S. agricultural product exports.
Nigeria’s top exports to the United States are cocoa
beans, feed/fodder (i.e. bran, bird seed), spices,
tree nuts, and shrimp. Nigeria is an
African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) eligible
country and a member of WTO. Nigeria is also a
member of ECOWAS (Community of West African States)
and the United States has signed a Trade and
Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with Nigeria.
Population: 146 million
GDP: $2,100
Agriculture: 17.7% of GDP
Agriculture Production:
cocoa, peanuts, palm oil,
corn, rice, sorghum, millet, cassava (tapioca),
yams, rubber, poultry, fish
Major Agricultural Exports:
cocoa, cocoa paste/butter, tree
nuts, shrimp, spices
Major U.S. Agricultural Exports to Nigeria:
wheat, animal fats, consumer-food
products, dairy products, fruit and vegetable
juices, feeds/fodders
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