Ethiopia earns over 216 mln USD from horticulture exports


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  • Sunday, 05 Jan 2025

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia has earned more than 216 million U.S. dollars from exports of horticultural commodities during the first five months of the current fiscal year, the country's Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has disclosed.

The East African country exported 39,225 tonnes of flowers to the international market, earning over 186 million U.S. dollars during the first five months of the current Ethiopian 2024/2025 fiscal year, which started on July 8. Flower exports secured the largest share of the total revenue generated from the export of horticultural commodities during the reported period, the ministry disclosed in a statement issued Friday.

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