New Ghana Policy to Restrict Certain Food Imports, USDA Says
Ghana recently announced a new policy that will restrict imports of rice, poultry, vegetable oils, pasta and other food items, USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service said in a recent report. Under the new policy, the Bank of Ghana no longer will…
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offer foreign exchange support for the import of those food goods and other items it classifies as “non-critical” or “non-essential,” the report said. The effort is aimed at helping the country’s economy, USDA said, adding that Ghana’s “ability to service its loans and pay government obligations is under severe pressure.” The measure comes after U.S. poultry meat and product exports to Ghana reached a record high of $92.6 million in calendar year 2021.