Ethiopia Earns $143 Million from Oilseeds ExportJanuary 20, 2018 - During the first five months of this Ethiopian fiscal year, Ethiopia has secured USD 143.876 million from exports of oilseeds, reports Ethiopian Ministry of Trade. The revenue earned during the stated period exceeded the plan by 11.2 percent, Shimelis Arega, senior PR expert at the Ministry said. Ethiopia earned the stated revenue from the export of 128,399 tons of oilseeds, showing a 4.3 percent increase compared to the target. During the previous year, Ethiopia secured USD 345.29 million from the export of 323,755 tons of oilseeds. Though the target was to export 70.08 percent of its annual target, it has managed to earn only 58.12 percent of the target.

Source: Ethiopian News January 21, 2018 03:45 UTC