MARKET PRICE TRENDS & QUOTES

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All goods are Ethiopian origin, FOB Djibouti, and quotes are accurate as of date of published so please check for latest prices. * new crop prices to be confirmed.

    ETHIOPIAN SESAME MARKET

    Data updated periodically. Click to scroll.

    1. Humera price trend
    2. Wollega price trend
    3. ECX sesame weekly trading volumes
    4. Export market trends
    5. Volatility analysis

    ETHIOPIAN WHITE PEA BEAN MARKET

    Data updated periodically. Click to scroll.

    1. WPB price trend
    2. ECX WPB weekly trading volumes

    Exhibit 1: Long-term Humera FOB export price trends

    Notes:
    1. H1 = 99% purity, H2 = 97% purity, H3 = 95% purity, H4 = 93% purity
    2. Click and drag to zoom in
    3. FOB export prices are break-even prices and FX adjusted to the USDETB managed crawl set by the NBE
    4. Sources: Blue Nile Trading Ltd, Ethiopian Commodity Exchange

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    Exhibit 2: Long-term Wollega FOB export price trends

    Notes:
    1. W2 = 97% purity, W3 = 95% purity, W4 = 93% purity, W5 = 90% purity
    2. Click and drag to zoom in
    3. FOB export prices are break-even prices and FX adjusted to the USDETB managed crawl set by the NBE
    4. Sources: Blue Nile Trading Ltd, Ethiopian Commodity Exchange

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    Exhibit 3: ECX sesame weekly trading volumes

    Notes:
    1. Click and drag to zoom in
    2. Sources: Blue Nile Trading Ltd, Ethiopian Commodity Exchange

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    Exhibit 4: Long-term monthly Ethiopian sesame exports

    Notes:
    1. Click and drag to zoom in
    2. Export data does not equal ECX trading data
    3. Sources: Blue Nile Trading Ltd, Ethiopian Revenue & Customs Authority

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    Exhibit 5: Long-term daily realised sesame volatility

    Notes:
    1. Click and drag to zoom in
    2. One-week realised volatility shown as daily realised price movements
    3. Sources: Blue Nile Trading Ltd, Ethiopian Commodity Exchange

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    Exhibit 6: Long-term WPB FOB price trends

    Notes:
    1. RWPA3 = 97% purity, RWPA4 = 95.5% purity, RWPA5 = 94% purity
    2. Click and drag to zoom in
    3. FOB export prices are break-even prices and FX adjusted to the USDETB managed crawl set by the NBE
    4. Sources: Blue Nile Trading Ltd, Ethiopian Commodity Exchange

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    Exhibit 7: ECX WPB weekly trading volumes

    Notes:
    1. RWPA3 = 97% purity, RWPA4 = 95.5% purity, RWPA5 = 94% purity, RWPALG = 90% purity
    2. Click and drag to zoom in
    3. Sources: Blue Nile Trading Ltd, Ethiopian Commodity Exchange

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