Miller Magazine Issue: 116 August 2019

NIGERIA 87 MILLER / AUGUST 2019 The most populous country in Africa with abundant natural resources, Nigeria is the continent’s largest economy by GDP. Agriculture in Nigeria is so important to the econo- my and people’s daily lives. However, it is a net importer of food and major agricultur- al products. Bread, semolina, pasta and other wheat flour- based products are staples in the country and the demand for the products has continued to increase. USDA forecasts Nigeria’s wheat imports in MY 2019/20 at 5.6 MMT. Russia, the United States, Canada, and Australia supply the bulk of Ni- geria’s wheat imports. Nigeria: A key player in grain market