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cates of analysis, regulatory barriers persist, causing
an unpredictable regulatory environment that comes
at a high cost to traders and contributes to the growing informal trade, now estimated at over 80% in
some countries."
Although the challenge within COMESA has been
how to enforce standards for intra-regional trade
commodities without appearing to be restricting
commerce within the larger market, Rwanda took
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passed the $1.4 trillion mark in 2015, the economic
blocs in the region still face the challenges of completely eliminating import bans, protective tariffs
and trade-distorting subsidies.
Uganda and Rwanda, for example, have imposed
a 75% import duty and value-added tax on all rice
imports from Tanzania. This is because Tanzania,
which produces 80% of East Africa's rice, receives
duty free importation of rice from Asia, which then
is re-exported to other EAC countries.
Despite the hiccups faced by Africa's RECs, major
steps have been made toward improving access to
regional markets and more is expected in ensuring
adequate infrastructure to boost connectivity and intra-Africa policy coordination that could, in the long
term, lead to better grain trade on the continent.

CHALLENGES REMAIN
Although sub-Saharan Africa has potential key drivers for the growth in demand in cereal grains, such
as being home to 13% of the world's working age
population, a rapid urban population growth at 3.5%
annually and increasing consumer spending that sur-

Shem Oirere is a Nairobi, Kenya-based freelance journalist
who specializes in covering the African grain markets.
He may be reached at soirere@gmail.com.

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FROM THE EDITOR - An even-handed study of refined grains
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
IAOM MEA Conference & Expo marks 30th anniversary
News Review - Bay State Milling opens specialty grains facility
GE wheat found in United States
Dawn Food acquires Ardent Mills’ Ontario mix facility
P&H plans grain, crop input facility in Manitoba
Darma plans rice mill in Nigeria to ease imports
USDA cuts forecast for 2020 wheat carryover
GRAIN MARKET REVIEW - WHEAT
COUNTRY FOCUS - UNITED STATES
FEATURE - BUN PLAYS BIG ROLE IN U.S. BURGER POPULARITY
FEATURE: RAIN, TRADE WARS AND SWINE FEVER
IGC celebrates its 70th anniversary
FEATURE: NO END IN SIGHT FOR U.S.-CHINA TRADE WAR
FEATURE: ACFTA SEEKS TO IMPROVE INTRA-AFRICA TRADE
FEATURE: EARLY FREEZE MAY AWAIT WATERLOGGED CROPS
FEATURE: SHARPE’S VISION COMES INTO FOCUS
NORTH & SOUTH AMERICAN SUPPLIER PROFILES
SUPPLIER NEWS
WORLD GRAIN ARCHIVE
ADVERTISER INDEX
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World Grain - July 2019 - IAOM MEA Conference & Expo marks 30th anniversary
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World Grain - July 2019 - GE wheat found in United States
World Grain - July 2019 - Dawn Food acquires Ardent Mills’ Ontario mix facility
World Grain - July 2019 - Darma plans rice mill in Nigeria to ease imports
World Grain - July 2019 - USDA cuts forecast for 2020 wheat carryover
World Grain - July 2019 - GRAIN MARKET REVIEW - WHEAT
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