Top ten Agricultural Product Export in Nigeria

1. Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken: Sesamum seeds have been Nigeria’s agricultural product export biggest earner for the past years. In the first quarter of 2019, Nigeria made the sum of N39.6 billion from the export of the pr


  • Top destinations for the product include Japan, China, Turkey, India, and Vietnam.
  • Japan is the biggest destination for the product in the first quarter, recording N8.15 billion of Nigeria’s export product.
  • Other top countries like China imported Sesamum seeds estimated at N7.23 billion, Turkey (N6.72 billion) and India (N6 billion).

2. Good fermented Nigerian Cocoa beans. In the first quarter of 2019, Nigeria’s fermented cocoa beans ranks the second-biggest agricultural product export as it generated the sum of N20.1 billion. 


  • The top destinations for the product are Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia, and Spain.
  • Germany was the biggest importer with N5.9 billion, Netherlands (N5.7 billion), Belgium (N4.23 billion), Indonesia (N1.1 billion) and Spain (N1 billion).

3.  Superior quality raw cocoa beans: This item is different from the fragmented cocoa. It is described as cocoa in raw form and it ranks Nigeria’s third-biggest agricultural product exported. 


  • The top destinations for the product are Indonesia, Belgium, Germany, Malaysia, and Estonia.
  • Indonesia is the biggest market for the product, recording N2.9 billion, Belgium (N705.6 million), Germany (N366.7 million), Malaysia (N113.8 million) and Estonia (NN83.10 million). 

4. Cashew nuts, in Shell: Cashew nuts are Nigeria’s 4th biggest agricultural export product. In the first quarter of 2019, the country generated a total sum of N4.3 billion. The product maintains the same spot it occupied in the last quarter of 2018. 


  • The top destinations are Vietnam, India, USA, Russia and the Netherlands.
  • Vietnam is the biggest importer with N2.8 billion, India (N1.2 billion), USA (N104 million), Russia (N42 million) and the Netherlands (N33.3 million). 
  • 5. Frozen shrimps: Nigeria’s 5th biggest export product changed in the last quarter as frozen shrimps climbed two steps up. In Q1 2019, revenue generated from the export of frozen shrimps was estimated at N2.40 billion. 


    • The top destinations for the product are Netherlands, Belgium, France, Vietnam, and the USA.
    • The Netherlands is the biggest market with (N1.18 billion), Belgium (N385.9 million), France (N279.3 million), Vietnam (N239 million) and USA (N122.6 million).





6. Other quality raw cocoa beans: In the first quarter of 2019, revenue made from the export of other raw cocoa beans was estimated at N1.39 billion. The product ranks Nigeria’s 6th biggest agricultural export product. 




7.Ginger Nigeria’s export market for ginger returned in the first quarter of 2019 after the ginger product did not make the list of Nigeria’s top agricultural export products in the last quarter of 2018. Meanwhile, it ranks Nigeria’s 7th biggest agricultural export products in Q1 2019, generating N1.35 billion. 



8. Cocoa Butter: Natural cocoa butter ranks Nigeria’s 8th biggest agricultural export product. The product generated the sum of N1.22 billion for the country. 



9. Cashewnuts, shelled: Cashew nut export is Nigeria’s 9th biggest agricultural product export, generating the sum of N1.21 billion in terms of export revenue. Revenue generated dropped from the N1.67 billion generated in the last quarter of 2018. 



10. Agro-foodtems: Agro-food items complete the top ten of Nigeria’s biggest agricultural products export. The product export rose to make the list for the top ten in Q1 2019 and generated the sum of N922.6 million. 



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