Green Mung Bean

Mung bean is known locally as “Masho”. It is a recent introduction in the Ethiopian pulse production and grown in few areas of the country. The volume of production is also very small and it is concentrated mainly in North Shewa and South Wollo zones of Amhara region and in some woredas of Beneshalgul Gumuz region.

Mung beans are small, ovoid (and sometimes cylindrical) in shape with a bright green skin. They have green skin hence they are also called green beans. The ECX Mung bean contract classifies the bean in to two varieties by production area. These are: Green Mung Bean Shoa and Green Mung Bean Asossa type.

In 2015/2016, Ethiopia exported a total of 30,694 MT of green Mung bean with a value of 35.8 million USD. Compared to export performance of to 2014/2015, the export volume and value grew up by 21% and 23%, respectively.

In 2020/2021 60,892 MT were exported with a USD value of 57,808,000 million.

Ever since the item started to be traded at the ECX, the demand for it showed a significant increase, with the lion’s share of the crop being exported to China in 2021, which is the largest buyer of green mung bean from Ethiopia.

Other major export destinations for Ethiopian green Mung bean are: Indonesia, India, Belgium, UAE, and Singapore. Other smaller importers of Mung bean import include: USA, Netherlands, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Malaysia.