The two main customers for Sudan's peanuts were China and Indonesia.Protein-rich peanuts, which are also called groundnuts, provide rural employment and much needed foreign exchange.
Before the trade ban, peanuts were Sudan's fifth biggest international earner after gold, sesame, oil and livestock.Trade Minister Madani Abbas Madani defended halting exports"to maximise the market value of peanuts and the added value of Sudanese products, in light of climate change which affects the quality" of the product.For the government, the hope is that Sudan can earn more money through selling products from processed peanuts -- such as oil or butter.
Critics of the ban on exporting unprocessed nuts have questioned why it was introduced so abruptly, suggesting that it might be a personal whim of the trade minister.
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