Senegal’s rice imports in June 2019 decreased by 4.877 billion CFA francs,(about $8.290 million), compared to May 2019, according to a note from the National Agency for Statistics and Population (ANSD) copied to APA on Tuesday.
These imports amounted to 15.468 billion CFA francs, against 20.345 billion CFA francs in June 2019 representing a 24-percent decrease in relative value (1 CFA equals $0.0017).
Compared to May 2019 when they amounted to 16.979 billion CFA francs, rice imports in the country are down 8.9 percent on a month to month basis.
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