The NBS has released the top 10 agriculture export products of 2019 valued at N152bn. The list is hardly surprising but represents an opportunity to tap into the the export market. Sesame seeds and cocoa vie for the top spots. The good news is sesame seeds are dusting cocoa. This is good news cos sesame represents a broadening space for more farmers to enter into the export market.
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Nigeria’s agricultural export rose to N152.3 billion in the first six months of 2019 (January – June). This is reflected in the foreign trade reports released by the National Bureau Statistics (NBS) covering the first and second quarter of 2019.
According to the reports, Nigeria’s major agricultural exports so far in 2019 include Sesamum seeds (whether or not broken), Cashew nuts, fermented Cocoa Beans, Superior quality raw cocoa beans, Other Frozen shrimps and prawns, Ginger and Natural Cocoa butter, ginger and agro-foods...
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