US Wheat Associates (USW) guided the trade team representing companies for a pair of important African markets. Kansas Wheat hosted the African team for visits with wheat growers and stops at the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center and US Department of Agriculture’s Center for Grain and Animal Health Research. The Minnesota portion included meetings with Minnesota Wheat, grain traders at CHS and a tour of port loading facilities in Duluth, Minnesota, US. Most of the wheat flour in Kenya is used for home baking of chapatti (flat bread). New products are being introduced and branded for specific end-uses: chapati flour, mandazi flour, self-rising flour, and others.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 25, 2023 15:50 UTC