Ethiopia earned a record USD 2.65 billion from coffee exports in the 2024/25 fiscal year, shipping about 469,000 tonnes, according to the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority (ECTA). Hundreds of companies, cooperative unions and individual traders export coffee, but a small group handles a large share. The top three alone earned more than USD 460 million, about 17 percent of the total.
Data note: the exporter figures in this list come from an ECTA table reproduced by a third party, because the authority’s own website is down. See How we ranked for details.
At a glance
| Rank | Exporter | Export value (USD million) | Volume (tonnes) | Washed (tonnes) | Unwashed (tonnes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdulhakim Mohamed Gelato (AMG) | 222.1 | 44,197.71 | 5,083.80 | 39,113.91 |
| 2 | Tracon Trading PLC | 153.0 | 24,309.59 | 6,392.31 | 17,917.28 |
| 3 | Hadeed Trading PLC | 85.5 | 17,451.07 | 1,620.47 | 15,830.60 |
| 4 | Mullege PLC | 79.7 | 15,270.02 | 2,394.48 | 12,875.54 |
| 5 | Nefas Silk Paints Factory PLC | 67.4 | 13,369.81 | 2,978.54 | 10,391.27 |
| 6 | Kebir Coffee Trading PLC | 62.2 | 10,295.62 | 1,440.33 | 8,855.29 |
| 7 | BNT Industry and Trading PLC | 54.3 | 8,230.15 | 2,279.88 | 5,950.27 |
| 8 | Testi Trading PLC | 52.2 | 6,110.04 | 2,412.42 | 3,697.62 |
| 9 | Adulina Coffee Exporter PLC | 49.2 | 7,204.20 | 4,843.80 | 2,360.40 |
| 10 | Kerchanshe Trading PLC | 48.9 | 9,602.54 | 4,049.10 | 5,553.44 |
Period: 2017 Ethiopian fiscal year (8 July 2024 to 7 July 2025). Source: ECTA table “12 Months, 2017 EFY Coffee Export by Exporters”, as reproduced by a third party on a public forum.
The ranking
1. Abdulhakim Mohamed Gelato (AMG): USD 222.1 million
AMG shipped 44,198 tonnes, by far the most of any exporter and nearly twice the volume of the next company. Most of it was unwashed (natural) coffee.
2. Tracon Trading PLC: USD 153.0 million
Tracon exported 24,310 tonnes, about a quarter of it washed coffee.
3. Hadeed Trading PLC: USD 85.5 million
Hadeed shipped 17,451 tonnes, mostly unwashed coffee.
4. Mullege PLC: USD 79.7 million
Mullege exported 15,270 tonnes, the fourth largest volume.
5. Nefas Silk Paints Factory PLC: USD 67.4 million
Better known as a paint maker, Nefas Silk exported 13,370 tonnes of coffee.
6. Kebir Coffee Trading PLC: USD 62.2 million
Kebir shipped 10,296 tonnes. Two companies under the Daye Bensa name together earned about USD 62.3 million; counted as one exporter, they would edge ahead of Kebir. We list legal companies as ECTA reports them.
7. BNT Industry and Trading PLC: USD 54.3 million
BNT exported 8,230 tonnes, with a higher average price per tonne than most of the top 10.
8. Testi Trading PLC: USD 52.2 million
Testi shipped 6,110 tonnes, the smallest volume in the top 10, but earned the highest average price per tonne among them, about USD 8,550.
9. Adulina Coffee Exporter PLC: USD 49.2 million
Adulina exported 7,204 tonnes. Two thirds of it was washed coffee, the highest washed share in the top 10.
10. Kerchanshe Trading PLC: USD 48.9 million
Kerchanshe shipped 9,603 tonnes, the seventh largest volume, at a lower average price than the exporters just above it.
How we ranked
We ranked coffee exporters by the value of green coffee exported in the 2017 Ethiopian fiscal year (8 July 2024 to 7 July 2025), using ECTA’s table “12 Months, 2017 EFY Coffee Export by Exporters”, which lists the washed and unwashed volume and value for each exporter. The national totals come from ECTA’s official Telegram channel.
About the exporter table. The company figures in this list come from an ECTA table that has been reproduced by a third party. We found it only as a copy posted on a public forum (SkyscraperCity), because ECTA’s own website is currently down and the table does not appear on its Telegram channel. We could not compare the copy with an original from ECTA. ECTA held its National Coffee Exhibition and Recognition event on 25 November 2025, but the official coverage we found does not name the exporters it honored.
We list each legal company separately, as ECTA does. Two rows in the table carry the name Fahm General Trading, one as “Private Company” and one as “P.L.C.”; combined, they would total about USD 55.3 million and place seventh, just above BNT. Commercial trade data sites treat them as one company, but we found no official source that settles whether they are one exporter, so we list them as two rows, as ECTA does. Values are in US dollars as reported by ECTA and are not adjusted. The National Bank of Ethiopia, using customs data on a July to June year, reports a slightly higher national total of USD 2.67 billion. The table covers washed and unwashed green coffee. It does not say whether roasted coffee exports are included.
Sources
- ECTA, 12 Months, 2017 EFY Coffee Export by Exporters (copy reproduced by a third party on the SkyscraperCity forum): https://www.skyscrapercity.com/attachments/12-month-2017-and-sene-by-exporters-pdf.10242293/
- National totals: ECTA official Telegram channel, July 8, 2025 (468,967 tonnes, USD 2.653 billion): https://t.me/ECTAuthority/4943 ; also reported by Xinhua, July 9, 2025: https://english.news.cn/africa/20250709/8d50220767454e73ac63474d78901bfc/c.html
- National Coffee Exhibition and Recognition, Nov 25, 2025: Ethiopian News Agency, https://www.ena.et/web/eng/w/eng_7781557
- Ethiopian Export Market platform, top coffee exporters 2017 EC (same ECTA data, with same name rows combined): https://ethiopianexportmarket.com/insight
Last updated: 18 October 2026.
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