AreaBurkina Faso

Commodity GroupGrains

CommodityMaize and Sorghum

Date23/02/2022

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentExport ban

DescriptionAnnounced a ban on exports of millet, maize and sorghum flours. The measures seek to safeguard domestic food supplies and contain upward pressure on cereal prices following a significant year-on-year decline in 2021 cereal production.