Africa Mercantile Exchange

The Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX) is a Harare-based commodity exchange providing trading services for agricultural commodities critical to Zimbabwe's economy, including maize, tobacco, and other staple and export crops. ZMX was developed to help rebuild market infrastructure for Zimbabwe's agricultural sector following the country's economic recovery. The exchange facilitates price discovery, warehouse receipt systems, and commodity-backed financing for Zimbabwean agricultural producers and traders.

The Auction Holding Commodity Exchange (AHCX) is one of Malawi's primary commodity trading facilities, operating physical auction floors for agricultural products. AHCX primarily handles tobacco, Malawi's main export commodity, along with other agricultural products. The exchange provides a venue for licensed buyers and sellers to negotiate and transact commodity lots in an open auction environment. Malawi's agricultural sector, particularly tobacco farming, is central to the rural economy and foreign exchange earnings.

South African Futures Exchange (SAFEX), now the agricultural derivatives division of JSE Limited (Johannesburg Stock Exchange), is Africa's primary exchange for commodity futures. Established in 1988, SAFEX was integrated into JSE in 2001. It offers futures and options on agricultural commodities including white and yellow maize, wheat, sorghum, sunflower seed, and soybeans, providing essential price-discovery and hedging tools for South Africa's agricultural sector.

The Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX), established in 2018, is Ghana's national regulated commodity exchange developed with support from the Government of Ghana and the USAID. GCX facilitates transparent electronic spot-trading of agricultural commodities including maize, soybean, sorghum, paddy rice, and sesame, connecting smallholder farmers to buyers and reducing post-harvest losses. The exchange operates certified warehouses across Ghana to support against-warehouse-receipt financing, improving access to credit for rural agricultural producers.