Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) transacted commodities that were worth 26.5 billion Birr in the just ended fiscal year. The commodities transacted were a total of 621,538 tons. Total of 19.5 billion Birr worth 302, 997 Tons of coffee was sold at the exchange. Hence, the transaction cost of coffee and white soybean rose by 38 percent and 77 percent respectively. The transaction cost of sesame declined by 23 percent.

Source: Ethiopian News August 03, 2017 06:11 UTC