Sesame Seeds are tiny little seeds that are gotten from a Sesame flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. It is harvested in different colours ranging from white to brown and black, and is sold by Sesame Seeds exporters in Nigeria as unhulled (natural) or hulled.
Sesame Seeds are abundant in multiple local large markets mostly located in Northern Nigeria. The mere fact that it is rarely consumed or used in Nigeria, makes the sesame seeds export from Nigeria potential large since the world’s demand for sesame seeds keeps growing at a rate of over 4% yearly.
What Is Sesame Seeds Export About?
Sesame Seeds export is the export of Hulled or Unhulled Sesame Seeds from Nigeria to international buyers located in various parts of the world. It is processed upon arrival at the buyer’s facility for various food uses like in the production of Sesame Oil, in a bakery, powder for food, and much more.
Sesame Seeds are usually sold at varying amounts at the farms, local markets, or processing centres, and are then further resold to international buyers at varying prices per metric tonne depending on the specification, the seller’s connection to the farms, the trade process, and the final negotiations with the buyer.
Over 95% of all Sesame Seeds produced in Nigeria are exported by sesame seeds exporters in Nigeria as either hulled or unhulled sesame seeds.