Niger bans peanut exports, with exceptions possible for Mali
The ban, set by an order dated 11 November, is meant to supply Niger's cooking-oil processing plants with local raw material.
Niger has banned the export of peanuts under order No. 05-18, dated 11 November 2026. Commerce and Industry Minister Abdoulaye Seydou announced the measure on Friday 13 November, saying it is intended to support local processing units, especially those that make cooking oil.
Exports to Mali remain possible in principle. Exceptional authorisations may be granted for shipments to countries of the Confederation of Sahel States (AES), but these follow a defined procedure and are not automatic. Seydou said illegal export attempts will lead to the seizure of the quantities concerned for the state, under the existing judicial procedure.
Peanuts join millet, paddy rice, sorghum and maize, whose exports were already banned. Seydou also reminded officials that public administrations must buy Nigerien-made products when they are available on the national market.
Why it mattersTraders who want to ship peanuts out of Niger must now apply for an exceptional authorisation, and anyone exporting without one faces seizure of the goods.