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3.5 Liberia Food and Additional Suppliers
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The Liberia market is small and the country imports more than 90% of its food needs. Rubber and palm oil dominate the agriculture scene and many farmers orient their production towards these two products. Imported rice is duty free, therefore it is difficult for local rice producers to compete against it. It is difficult to procure on the local market as the offer is very limited. The challenges of food suppliers and other small and medium size companies, which compose 96% of the market, are numerous from the high price of electricity, the difficulty to obtain financial credit to the difficulty to find skilled staff in managerial level and all levels.

Iron ore, rubber and timber dominate exports; these three commodities make up more than 80% of the export trade. Other exports include diamonds, gold, and palm oil.

Liberia's main imports are fuel (35 percent of total imports), machinery (25 percent) foodstuffs and manufactured goods.

For information on Liberia Food Suppliers, accommodation and other markets contact details, please see the following link: 4.9 Liberia Additional Service Provision Contact List

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