The Minister of Industry and Commerce, Alimatou Shadiya Assouman, and her counterpart for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Gaston Cossi Dossouhoui announced Wednesday, August 13, 2025, on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, that the 2025-2026 marketing campaign for shea nuts began on Wednesday, August 13, 2025 and will continue until May 31, 2025 2026.

Farmers and other actors involved in the marketing of shea nuts now fixed on the progress of the 2025-2026 campaign. From August 14, 2025 to May 31, 2026, the export fee for raw shea nut is 165 FCFA/kg. In reality, for every kilo of raw shea nuts that an exporter sends out of the country, he must pay 165 CFA francs to the state as a tax. In a press release, the two ministers indicate that they have “approved” this period “with reference to the letter of transmittal no. 051/IKB/CD/SP/2025 of 27 June 2025 from the President of the Interprofession Karité Bénin relating to the consultation of

In this case, they called on all actors to “strictly respect” the conditions of the campaign and the texts governing the sector. At the same time, the two ministerial authorities wished a fruitful campaign to the various actors in the shea sector