Corn (maize) ports and hubs in The Middle East and Africa
15 ports and hubs in the Middle East and Africa handle corn (maize), across 11 countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. Grades: Yellow Corn (Maize) and White Corn (Food Grade, Non-OGM).
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Open the interactive mapPrices, price history and the 5- and 10-year seasonal comparison are on the interactive map, with the source and date of every figure.
Grades
- Yellow Corn (Maize) (8.0% - 9.0%) - Energy-rich feed grain and starch feedstock. Massive imports into Iberian and Italian deficit clusters.
- White Corn (Food Grade, Non-OGM) (8.0% - 9.5%) - Identity-preserved white maize for dry milling into grits, semolina and arepa or tortilla flour. Certified non-OGM and segregated from field to mill. Grown on a far narrower base than feed maize and carrying both the non-GMO premium and the white varietal premium. Specified on flint content, colour purity and moisture.
Ports and hubs (15)
| Hub | Country | Type | Grades handled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port of Algiers Algiers Algeria is among the largest wheat importers in Africa, buying chiefly through its state grain agency; Algiers is one of its main ports. | Algeria | Seaport Import | Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Port of Alexandria Alexandria Egypt's principal Mediterranean port. Egypt is one of the world's largest wheat importers, and Alexandria one of its main grain entry points. | Egypt | Seaport Import | Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Port of Damietta Damietta Egyptian port at the Nile delta, handling a large share of the country's wheat and feed grain imports. | Egypt | Seaport Import | Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Bandar Imam Khomeini Bandar Imam Khomeini Iran's main port for grain imports, at the head of the Gulf. | Iran | Seaport Import | Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Port of Ashdod Ashdod Mediterranean port handling a large share of Israel's grain imports. | Israel | Seaport Import | Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Eldoret (North Rift) Eldoret Centre of Kenya's North Rift grain basket. The National Cereals and Produce Board's Eldoret depot buys and stores maize and wheat from the region's farmers. | Kenya | Inland hub Export | White Corn (Food Grade, Non-OGM), Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Port of Mombasa Mombasa East Africa's largest port, importing wheat and corn for Kenya and the inland countries it serves. | Kenya | Seaport Import | Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Port of Casablanca Casablanca Morocco's largest port and its main entry point for wheat, corn and barley imports. | Morocco | Seaport Import | Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Kano (Dawanau Grain Market) Kano Dawanau International Grain Market, on the Kano-Katsina road, is described as Africa's largest grain market. Traders from Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Burkina Faso deal in maize, sorghum, millet, rice and soybeans here, and it sets reference prices for northern Nigeria. | Nigeria | Inland hub Export | White Corn (Food Grade, Non-OGM), Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Jeddah Islamic Port Jeddah Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port. The kingdom imports nearly all its wheat and is one of the world's largest buyers of feed barley. | Saudi Arabia | Seaport Import | Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| King Abdulaziz Port (Dammam) Dammam Saudi Arabia's Gulf port, receiving grain for the kingdom's eastern provinces. | Saudi Arabia | Seaport Import | Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Bothaville (Maize Triangle, Free State) Bothaville In the middle of South Africa's Maize Triangle and home of the NAMPO farm show. Senwes runs several grain silos in and around the town, handling white and yellow maize, soybeans and sunflower seed. | South Africa | Inland hub Export | White Corn (Food Grade, Non-OGM), Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Port of Durban Durban Southern Africa's busiest port. South Africa imports much of its wheat and, in most seasons, exports corn. | South Africa | Seaport Import | Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Port of Dar es Salaam Dar es Salaam Tanzania's principal port, handling wheat imports for the country and its landlocked neighbours. | Tanzania | Seaport Import | Yellow Corn (Maize) |
| Lusaka (Zambia) Lusaka Seat of Zambia's Food Reserve Agency, which holds the national maize reserve in sheds and silos across the country. Zambia's surplus maize is exported by road and rail to its neighbours. | Zambia | Inland hub Export | White Corn (Food Grade, Non-OGM), Yellow Corn (Maize) |