Commodity Exchange Transacts 3.7b Br in June

Jul 13 , 2020


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The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) traded 3.7 billion Br worth of five types of agricultural commodities in the month of June. The floor transacted a total of 62,542tn of coffee, sesame seeds, kidney beans, soya beans and chickpeas in the 22 working days of the month. Coffee controlled the lead in terms of volume, accounting for 27,332tn, followed by sesame that amounted to 21,943tn. Coffee also generated the highest value of revenues, amounting to 2.4 billion Br, while sesame sat in second position in transaction value with 944 million Br. The volume of agricultural commodities supplied to the trading floor of the ECX also increased during the month by over 60,000tn.


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