Senegal's 2026/27 groundnut marketing campaign will open at the end of November, with export terms to be published at the opening, the Prime Minister's office said after an October 22 interministerial council. The state kept the producer price at 305 FCFA (€0.46) a kilogram, while state oilseed processor SONACOS still needs 25bn FCFA (€38mn) of its 100bn FCFA (€152mn) buying budget, the state news agency APS reported.
Analysis: The unchanged 305 FCFA producer price gives exporters an earlier basis for planning than last season, when the price was announced on December 10, 2025. SONACOS has arranged nearly 75% of the funding for its plan to buy 250,000 metric tons. Whether its banking pool supplies the remaining 25bn FCFA (€38mn) could affect purchases when the campaign opens. Officials will report on preparations before collection starts in late November. Exporters still lack the season's export rules, which the government says it will publish at the opening, limiting their ability to price forward sales.
Source: Prime Minister's Office (Primature), Prime Minister's Office, communique 'Campagne de commercialisation des produits agricoles 2026-2027' (interministerial council of October 22, 2026), posted October 25, 2026, 2026/27 campaign; SONACOS, SONACOS statement to APS (October 22, 2026), as reported by APS, 2026/27 campaign; Prime Minister's Office (Primature), Interministerial council on the 2026-2027 agricultural marketing campaign (October 22, 2026), as reported by Emedia (October 22, 2026), 2025/26 campaign; Ministry of Agriculture (MASAE), Interministerial order fixing the groundnut floor price for the 2025-2026 campaign (via PressAfrik, 10 Dec 2025), 2025/26 campaign; Prime Minister's Office (Primature), Réunion interministérielle sur la campagne de production agricole 2026/2027, 30 June 2026, point 33, 2026/27 campaign; Ministry of Agriculture (MASAE), Agriculture Minister Cheikhou Oumar Ba on marketing preparation (via APS, 8 Oct 2026), 2026/27 campaign; SONACOS, SONACOS management at the Ziguinchor plant, 11 Sep 2026 (via Le Soleil, 11 Sep 2026), 2026/27 campaign; Prime Minister's Office (Primature), APS dispatch 'Campagne arachidière : l'État maintient le prix du kilogramme à 305 FCFA' (official text: relevé of the interministerial council of October 22, 2026, which does not state the price), 2026/27 campaign