{"id":2000102463,"date":"2026-02-19T09:39:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T07:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/?p=2000102463"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T16:02:48","slug":"rwanda-earns-over-13-million-from-agricultural-exports-in-one-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rwanda-earns-over-13-million-from-agricultural-exports-in-one-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Rwanda earns over $13 million from agricultural exports in one week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

According to data from the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), coffee and tea remained the leading foreign exchange earners during the period under review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coffee leads export revenues<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Coffee recorded export volumes of 741 metric tons, generating $4,854,267 in revenues, the highest among all product categories. The strong performance underscores Rwanda\u2019s reputation for high-quality speciality coffee in global markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tea followed closely, with 1,097 metric tons exported and revenues amounting to $3,175,927, reinforcing its position as one of the country\u2019s traditional top export commodities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vegetable exports reached 509 metric tons, generating $485,340. Key destination markets included Great Britain, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, France, China, as well as cross-border and other African countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fruit exports totalled 385 metric tons and earned $286,215. Japan, Great Britain, Vietnam, and regional African markets were among the primary destinations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flower exports, though smaller in volume at 44 metric tons, generated a notable $388,241. Major markets included Nigeria, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diversified agricultural products accounted for the largest export volume at 6,500 metric tons, bringing in $3,431,876. The main destinations for these products were the United States of America, Oman, India, and cross-border and other African countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animal products also contributed to overall earnings, with 266 metric tons exported and revenues totalling $449,009, largely destined for cross-border and regional African markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The export data highlights Rwanda\u2019s expanding footprint across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North America, and intra-African markets. The diversified export basket demonstrates the country\u2019s ongoing efforts to strengthen agricultural value chains and enhance competitiveness in international trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Diversified agricultural products accounted for the largest export volume at 6,500 metric tons, bringing in $3,431,876. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rwanda generated $13,070,876 (approximately Rwf 19 billion) from the export of 9,542 metric tons of agricultural products between 09\u201313 February 2026, reflecting continued strong performance in the country\u2019s agri-export sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000102467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[151,72],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000102463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-editors-choice","tag-featured-news-home","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000102467,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coffee.jpg","alt":"","caption":"The global coffee market is in turmoil, where leading coffee consuming markets like the United States and Europe-which import up to 60% of the world\u2019s coffee have been on lockdown.Photo:Cyril NDEGEYA","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1160,"height":652,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coffee.jpg","width":150,"height":84},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coffee.jpg","width":300,"height":169},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coffee.jpg","width":768,"height":432},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coffee.jpg","width":1024,"height":576},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/coffee.jpg","width":1160,"height":652}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000102463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000102463"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000102463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000102469,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000102463\/revisions\/2000102469"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000102467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000102463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000102463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000102463"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000102463"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000102463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}