At the start of 2023, the sesame market is still very dynamic in West Africa and prices are on the rise in most countries, whether in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea or Mali compared to the end of December, underlines n'kalô in his last bulletin.While the marketing campaign is in full swing, demand for sesame is still very strong both from foreign buyers, particularly Chinese and Indian, and local buyers, who compete with each other. With stocks available at producer level in several countries falling, farm gate prices are rising in almost all countries. “ Prices are already high, particularly in Burkina Faso, and it seems unlikely that we will see a significant increase in prices on the local market in West African countries, ” says François Griffon of n'kalô.