ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government on Monday announced that it generated around 1 billion U.S. dollars from the export of agricultural products during the first half of the current Ethiopian 2022/23 fiscal year that started on July 8. The export revenue of the East African country mostly comes from coffee, tea, spices, horticultural products, as well as meat and dairy products, state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate (FBC) quoted officials at the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture as saying Monday. The ministry said the overall revenue registered 88 percent of the pre-set target from the sector. Coffee, in particular, is Ethiopia's major export commodity. During the previous Ethiopian 2021/22 fiscal year, the East African country earned a record 1.4 billion U.S. dollars in revenue from the exports of 300,000 metric tons of coffee.

Source: Ethiopian News February 13, 2023 23:57 UTC