The principal competitors are Thailand, Brazil, Cameroon, and France. Corn is a less important crop in Chad. A potential market is open to U.S. corn exporters. Wheat and flour imports are liberal. There are two local flour mills.
Wheat is purchased in bulk, bagged in Douala and transported to N'Djamena for milling.
Local millers have a close working relationships with the French wheat industry. However there is local interest in U.S. grown wheat and flour imports. U.S. suppliers should exploit this interest. The above statistics are unofficial estimates. Livestock raising is a major economical activity and principle source of livelihood for perhaps a third of Chad's people.