Nigeria’s corn output could fall 7% on pests, rising imports.

Nigeria’s corn output for the 2017-18 season will probably decline by as much as 750,000 MT due to the impact of pests and increased imports. Africa’s most-populous country is estimated to produce 10 million tons of corn in the current season, 7 percent less than 10.75 MMT in the 2016-17 season. Apart from imports, which is the major challenge to corn production in Nigeria, the two-year-old armyworm attacks ravaging farms has discouraged farmers from producing,” Adenola said. Those unable to compete with imported corn, which is cheaper, are being compelled to switch to other crops.