The under US$2 per kilogram rate makes Nigerian agricultural products competitive in East and Southern African markets.
Exporters benefit from reduced waiting times, lower spoilage risk, and significant cost savings.
The policy shift threatens national food security and consumer affordability without delivering clear improvements in biosecurity.
These standards require banana shipments to remain free of quarantine organisms listed by the EAEU.
Commodity data showed a 35% loss in the domestic market, compared with 15% in export channels.