Commodity guide
🥜 Exporting Groundnuts from West Africa
Traded raw, roasted, as paste and as oil. Aflatoxin decides access: Ghana groundnuts are on the EU increased-checks list, with half of consignments sampled at the border, and Great Britain requires an official certificate and accredited lab results with every consignment.
Markets
Where Groundnuts sells — and what each market needs
Ghana (Domestic) →European Union →United Kingdom →United States →AfCFTA (Africa) →ECOWAS (West Africa) →Switzerland (EFTA) →Canada →Türkiye →United Arab Emirates →China (People's Republic) →Japan →
Grades: In-shell, Shelled kernels, Roasted, Paste / peanut butter, Oil
Quality parameters buyers check: Form, Moisture %, Aflatoxin B1 (µg/kg), Total aflatoxins B1+B2+G1+G2 (µg/kg), Foreign matter %, Kernel count (per oz / 100 g).
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