The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) traded 37,222 tons of commodities worth 2.2 billion birr (approximately 81.4 million US dollars at current exchange rate) during the month of October.
According to a statement the Exchange sent to FBC during the month, 27,212 tons of coffee, 990 tons of pea bean, 8,990 tons of sesame and 30 tons of green mung bean have been transacted. Coffee is still at the top of the trading in contributing 73, 11 % and 87.29% of volume and value, respectively.
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