ADDIS ABABA, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government has announced that the country earned 490 million U.S. dollars from the export of horticultural commodities during the 2025/26 Ethiopian fiscal year, which concluded on July 7.
The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture said in a statement issued Friday that the East African country plans to export 357,450 tonnes of horticultural products during the 2026/27 fiscal year, with the aim of generating 575 million dollars.
Flower exports accounted for the largest share of total revenue generated from the sector during the concluded fiscal year, amounting to 412 million dollars, it said.
Data from the ministry also showed that vegetable exports generated 57 million dollars, while the country earned about 21 million dollars from fruit exports during the reporting period.
To enhance the horticulture sector's contribution to national export trade, the ministry emphasized the need to improve global competitiveness by increasing both the volume and quality of exported goods. Enhanced stakeholder collaboration and broader investment incentives were also highlighted as critical steps toward achieving targets set for the current fiscal year and beyond.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said recently that the country generated a record 11 billion dollars in total export revenue during the just-concluded 2025/26 fiscal year.
The government attributed the record annual export revenue to strong performance across key export sectors, mainly gold, coffee, and other major export commodities.
