Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) traded 33,528 tons of coffee, sesame and white pea beans worth 1.7 Billion birr (around $80 million) in the month of August 2017. Compared to last month, coffee trade volume and value increased by 52% and 66% respectively. In the month of August, 2,803 tons of washed export coffee had been traded at a value for 209 million birr (around $10 million). Sesame followed the market share by having 11,479 tones in volume and 303 million birr (around $14 million) in value. White pea beans stayed in the bottom of the list contributing 890 tons that worth 14 million birr (around $660,000).

Source: News Business Ethiopia September 15, 2017 14:47 UTC