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While the United States holds a 5-year average of less than 1 percent market share ($20.7 million in 2023 exports), Senegal has a growing food manufacturing industry that seeks cost-competitive ingredients and is expanding its exports to neighboring countries.

Senegal Marketing Year (MY) 2022/23 area and production levels are forecast to increase 1.6 percent and 7 percent at 1.23 million hectares (Mha) and 1.8 million tons (Mt), respectively, on expectations of a good farm gate price, typical weather conditions, and appropriate use of fertilizer. Post forecasts MY 2022/23 exports at 460,000 tons, increasing 15 percent compared to the previous year based on available supply and higher demand.

On June 2, 2022, the Government of Morocco suspended customs duties on sunflower, soybean, and rapeseed. This measure will take effect starting June 3, 2022 and continue until further notice. This decision is intended to protect citizens’ purchasing power in the face of rising global prices of various essential goods.

The West African nations of Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal are home to some of the largest cities in the region...

In 2018, the United States and Morocco negotiated terms for U.S. poultry and beef market access, which should be a new opportunity for U.S. exporters.

In 2018, the United States and Morocco negotiated terms for U.S. poultry and beef market access, which could be an opportunity for U.S. exporters to target the food-processing sector.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Order No. 141-18 on the methods and techniques of control of conformity for imported primary products, food products and animal feed.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Morocco’s Order No. 156-14, setting pesticide MRLs in primary products and foodstuffs.

This report contains an unofficial translation of Morocco's Order No. 593-17 on phytosanitary inspection of plants, plant products, and other items at import, including wood packaging.

This report contains the unofficial translation of Code CP 03/DSV/14 regarding additives, premixes, and supplements for animal feed.

Morocco’s Order No. 3284-17, published May 3, 2018, expanded the scope and duration of agricultural export subsidies for fruits, nuts, and vegetables, products thereof, spices, aromatic and medical...

This report contains an unofficial translation of Morocco’s maximum limits of contaminants in food, as established in 2016, with some limits set to come into force in 2020.