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Which agricultural commodity has the highest trade value in Nigeria?

In the third quarter of 2023 ‘superior quality Cocoa beans’ had the highest export value in Nigeria at N42.24 billion. This was followed by other cut flowers and flower buds’ with N36.32 billion and ‘Sesamum seeds’ with N23.22 billion. Topagriculturalimports in the third quarter of 2023 included ‘Durum wheat (not in seeds)’ from Poland at N90.46 billion and Canada ( N73.03 billion).

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