ZAMBIA Statistics Agency (ZamStats) Statistician General Goodson Sinyenga has disclosed that export earnings from agricultural products increased by 12.3 percent from K2.1 billion in July 2024 to K2.4 billion in August 2024. Sinyenga has also revealed that export earnings from refined copper decreased by 4.6 percent from K17.2 billion in July 2024 to K16.4 billion in August 2024. In his monthly bulletin presentation, Thursday, Sinyenga stated that August’s major export commodities included oil-cake and other solid residues of sunflower seeds. “Agricultural products accounted for 29.0 percent in August 2024 compared to 24.6 percent of Zambia’s (NTEs) in July 2024. Export earnings from agricultural products increased by 12.3 percent from K2.1 billion in July 2024 to K2.4 billion in August 2024....

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