The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported that Ghana’s imports of food and agricultural products from around the world increased 17.6 percent from US$2.68 billion in 2023 to US$3.25 billion last year.
The USDA reports that U.S. imports of consumer-oriented goods increased by more than 27 percent, from US$107 million to US$147 million.
Indeed, consumer-oriented food goods exports constitute the fastest-growing category for both the United States and the world.
The Department pointed out that the nation continues to import a lot of food and agricultural goods and that there are a lot of opportunities for US exporter companies.
The USDA stated that poultry meat, different meat (beef and hog) items, dairy products, soups, baked goods, cereals, pasta, and non-alcoholic beverages are the best chances for imported consumer-oriented food products.
U.S.-origin dairy product volumes fell as a result of more competitive pricing from other origins, even while imports in the majority of these categories strengthened.
Food products from the United States compete with those from the EU, China, Brazil, Turkey, and the United Kingdom (UK) in Ghana’s import market. Nigeria, South Africa, Malaysia, and India are other rival suppliers.
One of the most popular consumer-oriented goods coming to Ghana from the United States is poultry meat and products.
Ghana’s imports of chicken from the United States alone increased by 45 percent last year, from US$57.2 million to about US$83 million.
The nation’s imports of poultry from the United States totaled US$35 million in 2025 (January–April), a 70% increase over the same period in 2024.
The trade of food preparations from the United States to Ghana reached a record high of around US$26 million in 2024, up 56% from 2023.
U.S. exports are up almost 16.5 percent thus far in 2025, at US$6.4 million. Fruit and vegetable juices, beer, non-alcoholic beverages (apart from juice), baked goods, cereals, pasta, and confections are among the other products that are expected to expand in 2024.
The government’s “Feed Ghana Programme” was introduced in April of this year in an effort to decrease food imports and establish a route to food sufficiency. This is anticipated to be a major step toward improving food security and advancing agricultural-based economic transformation.
The program emphasized the urgent need for a paradigm change in Ghana’s agriculture industry while addressing enduring issues like low productivity, insufficient extension services, and weak market connections in the value chain of food production.
The Agriculture for Economic Transformation Agenda (AETA) initiative’s flagship is the “Feed Ghana Programme.” Its goals are to modernize agriculture, lower food inflation, provide employment, and promote agro-industrial growth.
Source: newsthemegh.com