# Nigerian brewers dump barley for sorghum in hunt for local substitute – Businessday NG

> Nigerian brewers are substituting sorghum for imported barley malt and concentrates, with new sorghum malting investments. Sorghum farmers report growing demand from the brewing sector. Nigeria is cited as the world's second-largest sorghum producer at about 11 million tonnes against 12.5 million tonnes of demand.

- Date: 2017-10-24 · published 2017-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Nigeria · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68529-nigerian-brewers-dump-barley-for-sorghum-in-hunt-for-local-substitute
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Nigerian brewers switching from barley to local sorghum reduces barley import demand and supports sorghum demand, though the scale is small against global markets.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- businessday.ng: https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/nigerian-brewers-dump-barley-sorghum-hunt-local-substitute/

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