Saturday, September 29, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Sudan, NEPC partner on trade promotion
The Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of NEPC, David Adulugba, disclosed this in Abuja when the Ambassador of Sudan, Dr. Tagelsir Mahgoub Ali paid him a courtesy visit in his office.
With over three million Nigerians living in Sudan, Adulugba pointed out that there was a huge market for Nigerian products in Sudan, therefore, there is need for strategic partnership between both countries in the area of trade promotion with a view to stimulate export of Nigeria goods to Sudan.
He recalled that the council had spearheaded the participation of Nigeria in trade fairs and trade missions, among other exhibitions organised by Sudan, regretting however that since then, trading activities between both countries have been on the decline.
Mahgoub pledged to work with the council in providing the necessary assistance towards Nigeria’s participation at the forthcoming Sudan International Trade Fair scheduled for January 2013.
He was of the view that both countries can work together to promote trade and become an economic power bloc in Africa as they have huge potentials in almost all sectors of the economy particularly in terms of land mass and natural resources.
“Strategically, Sudan is a major gateway for Nigerian products to East Africa. Therefore, we expect the bi-national commission to be convened soon, to cement our economic ties,” he said.
Also, NEPC has partnered fabricators to boost agricultural development in Nigeria.
Adelugba explained that the collaboration would help to add value local production, especially in local food processing.
He said globalisation and technology have made value addition inevitable, adding that the country has not been able to export its huge agricultural produces because it had not been able to meet specific international requirements in terms of products quality, standards and packaging.
“There is no way we can add value without the necessary machines and equipment because value addition cannot be isolated from technology. Subsequently, the exhibition seeks to provide avenues to encourage,” he added.
http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=99012:sudan-nepc-partner-on-trade-promotion-&catid=31:business&Itemid=562
Monday, September 17, 2012
Nigeria Exports $1.35bn Worth of Non-oil Products
The Executive Director of NEPC, Mr. David Adulugba, who disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Abuja, said the figure represented about 10 per cent decline from the $1.50 billion recorded in the same period in 2011.
Adulugba, who attributed the decline to unrecorded exports, the fuel crisis and workers’ strike in January, however, expressed optimism that the agency would achieve its 40 per cent target for non- oil export products before the end of the year.
The NEPC boss noted with concern that the high incidence of unrecorded exports had been a major challenge to accurate reporting of the performance of the non-oil sector in the country.
To address the challenge, Adulugba said the Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment was making moves to establish border markets at some strategic locations.
He pointed out that the nation’s non-oil exports were dominated by raw commodities and few products with value addition.
The Executive Director said: “There is the need to step up the value chain, diversify from commodities and empower the small and medium scale enterprises through entrepreneurship development.”
The NEPC boss explained further that Nigeria exported non-oil products worth $660.1 million and $686.2 million for the first and second quarters of the year respectively as against $818.8 million and $676.2 million recorded for the same period in 2012.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/nigeria-exports-1-35bn-worth-of-non-oil-products/125149/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Export Product Profile: Cashew
Harvest: Cashew nut setting begins in the middle of dry season, while harvesting takes place mainly in February or March. The entire harvest period occupies about 16 weeks. In the Eastern and Western parts of the country, where quality cashew nuts are grown, nuts are allowed to drop to the ground before they are collected. This practice ensures that only ripe nuts are collected. Nuts normally fall to the ground with their apples attached; the two are normally separated with a twisting action during collection. The remnants of the apple flash adhering to the nuts are removed with a sharp knife. After picking, the nuts are dried in the sun for 2 to 3 days, to reduce their moisture content to about 12 %. Properly dried nuts are packed in jute bags and can be kept for 6 to 10 months, if stored in suitable condition.
Locations: Major cashew growing areas in Nigeria are, by order of importance: Enugu, Abia, Imo, Anambra, Ebonyi and Cross River States in the eastern part of the country; Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ekiti and Ogun States in the Western part, as well as Kwara, Kogi, Nassarawa, Benue, Taraba, Niger and FCT in the Middle Belt and also Sokoto and Kebbi States in the North West part of the country. The majority of export quality nuts come from the Western and Eastern parts of the country.
Specification: According to SGS (quality inspectors), the standard for raw cashew nuts, unshelled, is specified as follows:
i. Nut count 180-200 per kg
ii. Moisture content 8-10% max
iii. Defective nuts 15% max
iv. Float Rate 18% max
v. Admixture 0.25% max
vi. Foreign matter 0.25% max
vii. KoR, or shelling out-turn 48-50 Ibs/bag
(Obiazu, P. C.,(2000) ‘Quality Requirements for Nigeria Agricultural Products’. Unpublished Seminar Paper.)
Uses: The cashew nut is a popular snack, and its rich flavor means that it is often eaten on its own, lightly salted or sugared. In addition to this, cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL), a by-product of processing cashew, is mostly composed of anacardic acids. These acids have been used effectively against tooth abscesses due to their lethality to bacteria.
Export market: The major buyers of cashew nut from Nigeria are mainly India and Singapore. Smaller percentage goes to Europe.
Export price: The export free on board (fob) price of raw cashew nut varies from about USD 650-850/MT. However, when an exporter adds value to this product by processing it into kernels, the fob price could quadruple that of raw cashew nut.
Local price: The local price per metric tonne MT for raw cashew nuts delivered EXW Lagos (delivered in Lagos) varies from NGN60,000.00 during the peak season to about NGN90,000.00 at the off season.
Uses: The cashew nut is a popular snack, and its rich flavor means that it is often eaten on its own, lightly salted or sugared. In addition to this, cashew nutshell liquid (CNSL), a by-product of processing cashew, is mostly composed of anacardic acids. These acids have been used effectively against tooth abscesses due to their lethality to bacteria.
Export market: The major buyers of cashew nut from Nigeria are mainly India and Singapore. Smaller percentage goes to Europe.
Export price: The export free on board (fob) price of raw cashew nut varies from about USD 650-850/MT. However, when an exporter adds value to this product by processing it into kernels, the fob price could quadruple that of raw cashew nut.
Local price: The local price per metric tonne MT for raw cashew nuts delivered EXW Lagos (delivered in Lagos) varies from NGN60,000.00 during the peak season to about NGN90,000.00 at the off season.
Export Product Profile: Sesame Seed
Description: Sesame
seeds (or sesamum or benniseed) are the seeds of the tropical annual
Sesamum indicum. The species has a long history of cultivation, mostly
for its yield of oil. The original area of domestication of sesame is
obscure but it seems likely to have first been brought into cultivation
in Asia or India. The plant is usually 60 to 120cm tall and the fruit is
a dehiscent capsule held close to the stem. When ripe, the capsule
shatters to release a number of small seeds. The seeds are protected by a
fibrous ‘hull’ or skin, which may be whitish to brown or black
depending on the variety. 1000 seeds weigh some 4-8g. The seeds have a
high oil content of 44-60%.
Harvest: Harvesting
begins in late December and continues through July. Each producing area
stated in the next section below (Locations) has only one season.
Locations:
The major producing areas in order of priority are Nasarawa, Jigawa and
Benue States. Other important areas of production are found in Yobe,
Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Gombe and Plateau States. The major marketing
centers (towns and states) of sesame seeds in Nigeria are in the table
below.
Town
|
State
|
Doma
|
Nasarawa
|
Malam-Madori
|
Jigawa
|
Potiskum
|
Yobe
|
Oturkpo
|
Benue
|
Dawanau
|
Kano
|
Types/Varieties: There are 2 types of sesame produced in Nigeria
1. White/raw = Food-grade used in bakery industry. 98-100% whitest grade seeds.
2. Brown/mixed = primarily oil-grade.
The
White (Food Grade) seed is grown around the towns of Keffi,
Lafia/Makurdi, Doma, and in Nassarawa, Taraba, and Benue States. It is
easier to sort and the Fumani/Denin people consume sesame locally. The
Brown/mixed grows in the North, in Kano State and in Jigawa State near
Hadejia, and somewhat in the southern part of Katsina State.
Specifications
Features
|
% percentage
|
Oil content
|
45-60% min
|
Impurities
|
0-2%max
|
Free fatty acid (FFA)
|
1-2%max
|
Moisture content
|
6-9% max
|
Uses:
Most sesame is processed directly into oil by the grower or within the
producing region, but can also be sold in various stages of processing,
for various uses, such as meal, paste, confections, and bakery products.
Input
|
Products
|
Description and Uses
|
Seeds
|
Confectionery
|
Fried seeds may be bound together with sugar syrup to give sweetmeats.
|
Seeds
|
Biscuits
|
The whole seeds can be baked into biscuits.
|
(Hulled) seeds
|
Bakery
|
Popular in northern Europe either incorporated into breads or as decorative toppings. May be used hulled or whole.
|
Seeds, sometimes roasted
|
Oil
|
Particularly
used in oriental cuisine. The flavor is quite strong and rarely
compatible with traditional Western style cooking but also used as a
salad oil.
|
Oil
|
Medicinal treatment
|
Ulcers and burns
|
Oil
|
Margarine
|
Once an important use, now other cheaper vegetable oils are available
|
Oil
|
Aerosol
|
Reported use as a synergist for pyrethrum sprays
|
Low grade oil
|
Various
|
Soaps paints, lubricants, and illuminants. Local uses, of no importance in international trade
|
Hulled seeds
|
Tahini
|
A paste of sesame seeds which is used as an ingredient in eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern foods
|
Tahini
|
Dips &spreads
|
Various ingredients, such as chickpeas or eggplants, are added to Tahini to make dips and spreads such as hummus
|
Tahini
|
Halva
|
A sweet made from Tahini and sugar with other added flavorings
|
Cake
|
Animal feed
|
Protein rich useful supplement
|
Cake from hulled seeds
|
Ingredient
|
Used in some Indian cooking. Also as a snack in, for example, the Nigerian Kulikuli
|
Export market:
The major importer of sesame seeds in the world is Japan while the
major consuming markets in the EU are Greece, Germany, the Netherlands
and the UK. In the past, the bulk of sesame was imported from China.
Increasingly, other sources such as India, Sudan and, most recently,
Pakistan, are taking the market share. The USA is the fifth largest
import market with a steady demand for over 50,000 tonnes per year.
Export Price: The
export free on board price of sesame seed varies from USD 1200 -1600/MT
depending on the type and form of the sesame seed and the negotiation
made with the buyers.
Export Product Profile: Ginger
Description: Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) is
a commodity that is highly valued in international markets for its
aroma, pungency and high oil and Aleo resin content. Nigeria is the
third largest exporter of ginger in the world after China and India.
Most of the dried ginger that are available for international trade are
simply sun dried over a few days, but artificial drying is also used in
areas lacking a defined dry season to coincide with the harvest. The
rhizome is dried to between 10 and 12 per cent moisture content. Dried
ginger is usually presented in a split or sliced form. Splitting is said
to be preferred to slicing, as slicing loses more flavour, but the
sliced are easier to grind and this is the predominant form of dried
ginger currently in the market.
Harvest: harvesting
of ginger starts from October and normally continues until April/May.
This largely depends on the market situation as ginger can be left on
the ground (not harvested) for two years.
Locations: Ginger is
produced in six states of the Federation namely, Kaduna, Nasarawa,
Benue, Niger and Gombe with Kaduna as the major producer. Nigeria's
production in 2005 was estimated at 110,000 metric tonnes (FAO). Out of
this, 10% is locally consumed as fresh ginger while 90% is dried
primarily for the export markets.
Specifications:
Moisture content: 6-9% max
Oil content: 2-4%
Impurities: 0-2%max
Microbes: Negative
Uses:
The list of ginger uses is almost endless, being a pungent spicy herb
and one of the more popular food spices. They range from baked products
like gingerbread, ginger biscuits, ginger cookies to drinks like ginger
tea, ginger beer, ginger ale, etc. Ginger contains about two per cent
essential oil. The oil is extracted and distilled from rhizomes for
various uses in confectionery, perfumery, beverages and pharmaceuticals.
Dried ginger is used predominantly for flavouring coffee especially in
the Middle East. It contains medicinal qualities and it is also used to
calm nausea and aids digestion. Dried ginger is used in many different
cooking methods. It is an important spice in Asia, the Caribbean and
African cooking.
Export market: The
export markets for ginger include the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain,
Netherlands, France, United States of America, Russia, Saudi Arabia
among others.
Export Price: The
export free on board price of ginger ranges from USD 2500 -2600/MT
depending on the type and form in which the ginger is packaged and also
the negotiation made with the buyers.
Export Product Profile: Gum Arabic
Description: Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) Gum Acacia, also known as Gum Arabic, is a natural gum harvested from the exterior of Acacia trees in the form of dry, hard nodules up to 50 mm in diameter, and ranging from almost colourless to brown. Its unique properties endow it with a wide range of uses in food, beverage, pharmaceutical and industrial applications. There are over 1,100 Acacia species worldwide. However Acacia Senegal and Acacia Seyal are the most commercially exploited species.
Nigeria has three grades of Gum Arabic namely:
Acacia Senegal (grade 1)
Acacia seyal (Grade 2)and
Combretum (Grade 3).
The major Acacia utilized for commercial Gum Arabic production in Nigeria are Acacia Senegal and Acacia seyal. Nigeria is the 2nd largest producer of the crop in the world after Sudan with average production of 20,000 metric tonnes of all grades of Gum Arabic. In the year 2004, world production of Gum Arabic was put at 70,000 metric tonnes while Nigeria's production amounted to 18,935 metric tonnes with export earnings of US$88.08 million.
Harvest: Gum
Arabic is harvested during the dry season because during the rainy
season, no gum is formed since the trees are in full bloom. The dry
season lasts from October to June and the gum is collected every 10 days
during this period. After collection, the gum is brought from the farms
and stands to villages from there it’s transported to market
Locations:
Gum Arabic is produced in about 14 States of the Federation namely
Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, Bauchi, Gombe, Taraba, Plateau, Adamawa, Sokoto,
Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Nasarawa and Niger with an estimated population
of 4 million Nigerians engaged in its cultivation and trade
Specifications:
Uses:
Gum Arabic is used as thickener, suspender, emulsifier, stabilizer,
flavour carrier, binder and encapsulating material. In addition, it is
used in confectionaries, food, beverages, pharmaceuticals and chemical
industries.
Features
|
% percentage
|
Purity
|
98%min
|
Moisture
|
10-12%max
|
Total Ash
|
4-6% max
|
Acid Insoluble residue
|
0.4% max
|
Starch
|
Negative
|
Tannin Bearing Gums
|
Negative
|
Salmonella
|
Negative
|
E. Coli
|
Negative
|
Export market: The major markets for the product are: Belgium, China, USA, U.K and Japan.
Export Price
Grades
|
FOB price /MT
|
Grade I
|
USD2,800-3,200
|
Grade II
|
USD1,850-2,200
|
Grade III
|
USD900-1,100
|
Local price: The local price of gum Arabic grade I ranges from about N170,000 to 200,000/MT in Kano. Delivery to Lagos will increase the unit price per MT by 10,000 to 20,000.
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