What International Buyers Should Know About Nigerian Sesame Seeds
What buyers should know about Nigerian sesame production, processing, quality grades, packaging and testing.
Nigeria ranks among the leading global producers and exporters of sesame seeds, with a large share of annual production supplied to international markets.
Producing states
Major producing states include Bauchi, Benue, Jigawa, Kano, Kogi, Taraba, Niger, Nasarawa and Katsina. This broad sourcing base supports different grades and order requirements.
Processing method
Traditional manual processing is compared with mechanized processing. A mini mechanized thresher is listed as processing 1 ton in 9 hours with 3 persons, compared with approximately 5 days for 4 women manually.
Facility and grades
Processing can include air-screen cleaning, gravity separation, de-stoning and color sorting. Available grades include edible grade, crushing grade and general export grade, subject to the buyer's specification.
Export details
Sesame packaging is listed as 25 kg or 50 kg polypropylene bags and 1 MT bulk totes. The minimum order is one 20ft container. Key export markets are Asia, including China and Japan, the Middle East and Europe.
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