Kava generates highest revenue of $21.8M in first half of 2024

Kava generates highest revenue of $21.8M in first half of 2024

By Iliana Biutu
Thursday 27/02/2025
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Kava generated the highest revenue, amounting to $21.8 million in the first half of 2024.

The government says this represented a significant increase of 20.9 percent compared to the same period in 2023.

They say while the Annual Trade Data for 2024 is yet to be officially released by the Fiji Bureau of Statistics, the Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways confirmed that fresh and chilled agriculture export data for the first half of 2024 revealed that kava generated the highest revenue.

They add in 2023, Fiji exported 501 metric tonnes of kava globally with an export value of $38.1 million.

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