Council Engagement In West Africa Leads To U.S. Exports

From 2018 to 2024, Agricultural Trade Promotion (ATP) and Market Access Program (MAP) funds played a key role in expanding U.S. corn and corn co-product exports to West Africa, particularly Senegal, through a series of coordinated trade, capacity-building efforts and commercial engagements led by the Council’s regional office for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Africa’s growing population presents a significant opportunity for U.S. agricultural exports, particularly for corn and corn co-products used in the feed grains industry. The Council is actively working on educating feed and poultry producers across Sub-Saharan Africa on the nutritional and economic benefits of U.S. products, ultimately supporting the growth of local feed manufacturing and helping meet domestic demand. The Council engaged with West African feed industry leaders in 2022—including key customers from Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire—in the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta and ...