Article(s) about Food

Report Highlights: The Government of Nigeria’s (GON) attempt to remove its gasoline subsidy on the first day of year 2012 resulted in an industrial strike, severely crippling economic activity for the week that it lasted. After lengthy negotiations with organized labor, the GON was able to [Read more]

Report Highlights: Nigeria's retail food imports are estimated at $750 million in 2010 and projected to increase by 20 percent in 2011. Changing demographics and lifestyles are resulting in increasing consumer demand and preference for packaged retail foods. Domestic food processing is [Read more]

Report Highlights: Total food and agricultural imports are estimated to reach $4.0 billion by end of 2011 from about $3.7 billion in 2010. Wheat from the U.S. accounts for more than 20% of Nigeria's total food and agricultural total imports. Exports of other U.S. agricultural products such as [Read more]