Senegalese mango exports resumed

Published 2023년 6월 19일

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Recent clashes between opposition demonstrators and the police in Senegal have led to disruptions during the mango export season, with roads being blocked and the Ministry of Agriculture's services halted. Despite these challenges, mango exports are resuming with some delays and adjustments to the curfew, and the airport, ports, and packhouses are now operational. However, the unrest is expected to significantly reduce mango exports to Europe by at least a third, due to various factors including the security situation and a drop in production in key regions. Local markets are absorbing some of the surplus, but the export industry faces challenges, particularly with the government shutdown impacting the export process and a decrease in production in certain areas.

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Senegal has been rocked by clashes between opposition demonstrators and police in recent days. The security situation has cast a shadow over the country's economic activity, in particular over the mango export season that had just started. The clashes disrupted the mango export season after roads were blocked and the Ministry of Agriculture's services, and thus the administrative process for the export, came to a standstill. Today the situation is calmer according to Abdoulaye Gueye, a Senegalese mango grower. Gueye: "The current situation is calm and exports continue, there are no more obstacles, except a few times when demonstrators temporarily block the road but eventually clear it again. The demonstrators are the sons of the growers and have no interest in it to disrupt shipments, so we see a few delays in deliveries, but no more than that." Harvesting and transport are also hampered by the curfew imposed by the authorities between 7am and 6pm. "However, the growers and ...

Source: AGF