Maize imports rebounded sharply in 2025 following the government’s decision to open a duty-free window for yellow maize, underscoring the country’s continued reliance on external supply to stabilise food and feed markets.
Latest data from the 2026 Economic Survey shows maize imports jumped by 51.4 percent to 468,109 metric tonnes in 2025, reversing two consecutive years of decline and marking one of the strongest annual increases in recent years.
