Amidst several challenges being faced by farmers and exporters, Nigeria was recorded to have exported products worth N1.77 trillion between January and June 2022 to different parts of the world. This is according to the Nigerian Export Promotion Council, NEPC.
The Executive Director of the Council, Dr. Ezra Yakusak, at a press briefing in Abuja announced the half-year performance report of the agency alongside the non-oil sector.
Yakusak disclosed that the country recorded a notable growth in non-oil exports with a total of 4.146 billion metric tonnes of products worth $2.593 billion were exported between January and June 2022.
The figures were said to have been generated from the non-oil export performance reports of various shipment inspection agents appointed by the federal government to determine volumes, values and destinations of Nigeria’s non-oil exports.
He also mentioned urea, fertilizer and cocoa beans as one of top products exported.
“Of the top 15 exported product in the first half of the year of 2022, urea/fertilizer recorded 32.49% of the total export while cocoa beans, sesame dead and Aluminium ingots contributed 12.65%, 7% and 5.07% respectively within the same period,” he said.
