This impressive haul came from a total of 9,538 tons of products shipped abroad. Key contributors included coffee, with 893 tons earning $6,264,518, and tea, where 931 tons brought in $2,758,516. Horticultural items also performed strongly: vegetables (500 tons) fetched $345,176, fruits (313 tons) added $241,609, and flowers (21 tons) contributed $113,958.
Other agricultural goods accounted for 6,572 tons, generating $3,425,424, while livestock products added 308 tons worth $615,484.
These exports reached markets across Europe (including France, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands), the Middle East (such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Oman), and various African countries.
This follows a similar strong performance the previous week, when exports from December 8 to 12 brought in $12.5 million from 9,650 tons.
On a broader scale, the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources reported that Rwanda's agricultural and livestock exports for the full year of 2025 exceeded $893.1 million, roughly equivalent to 1.3 trillion Rwandan francs.
Data from the National Institute of Statistics further highlights steady growth where exports in the 2024/25 period topped $893 million, a 6.4% rise from $839 million the year before.
Looking ahead, Rwanda's second National Strategy for Transformation (NST2) sets an ambitious goal of $1.54 billion in annual revenues from these sectors by 2029.
IGIHE
Source : https://en.igihe.com/news/article/rwanda-s-agricultural-exports-surpass-13-7-million-in-five-days
