# Wheat Growers See Challenges and Promise in African Markets - U.S. Wheat Associates

> A U.S. Wheat Associates board team visited millers in Lagos and South Africa, where consumers are shifting toward lower-cost flour products, pasta and instant noodles. Many Nigerians spend little on food each day, so mills are cutting costs. The piece covers export market development rather than a new supply or price event.

- Date: 2018-09-17 · published 2018-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Africa · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63077-wheat-growers-see-challenges-and-promise-in-african-markets-u-s-wheat-associates
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Changing African demand for wheat products shapes long-term U.S. export prospects, but it has little immediate effect on prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

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| WHEAT | 2019-04-16 | [Here Are 5 Things to Know About SRW Supply and Demand - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59623-here-are-5-things-to-know-about-srw-supply-and-demand-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | -1.4% | -12.0% |

## Sources

- uswheat.org: https://uswheat.org/wheatletter/wheat-growers-see-challenges-and-promise-in-african-markets/

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