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AGRICULTURAL EXPERTIES of ALPHA TRADING PARTNERS PLC
Major exporter of sesame but also exports coffee and pulses.
Has been exporting in the order of US$2.5 million to US$8 million over the past 5-years.
Expanded its export earnings from US$2.6 million in 2013 to US$8 million in 2014. Exports remained above the US$7 million mark in 2015 and 2016.
Alpha Trading's revenue however went down significantly in 2017, a 45% drop compared to 2016 as a result of declines in its exports of sesame (62%).
Sesame accounts about 84% of the company's revenue over the past 3-years Coffee and pulses were also among the products that alpha exported over the past years.
Value of Exports by Type of Products
| Products |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
YoY(%) |
YoY(Net) |
Share over the
past 3-years |
| Sesame |
371,360 |
2,601,460 |
8,088,870 |
7,358,332 |
7,132,920 |
2,710,845 |
-62% |
-4,422,075 |
83.70% |
| Kidney Beans |
541,675 |
319,580 |
286,120 |
60,120 |
398,870 |
630,724 |
58% |
231,854 |
5.30% |
| Coffee |
|
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288,045 |
770,858 |
46,826 |
453,059 |
868% |
406,233 |
6.20% |
| Mung Beans |
363,360 |
|
943,200 |
100,200 |
89,800 |
378,000 |
321% |
288,200 |
2.80% |
| Others |
1,461,211 |
621,454 |
272,790 |
184,374 |
99,070 |
129,425 |
31% |
30,355 |
2.00% |
| Alpha Total |
2,737,606 |
3,542,494 |
9,879,025 |
8,473,884 |
7,767,486 |
4,302,053 |
-45% |
-3,465,433 |
100% |
Value of Exports by Destinations
Alpha Trading has been exporting to 13-18 destinations over the past 5-years. The number of destinations however dropped to 11 in 2017. Israel was a major destination of Alpha trading over the last 3-years, buying more than 50% of its products followed by China at a share of 27%. However, both Israel and China reduced their purchases by 79% and 69% respectively in 2017 compared to 2016. Mexico and Turkey were also important destinations of Alpha trading both accounting more than 7% of the company's earnings over the last 3-years. While exports to Mexico fell by 23%,Turkey's purchases increased significantly (by more than US$1 million) in 2017 from zero in 2016.
| Destination |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
YoY(%) |
YoY(Net) |
"Share over the
past 3-years" |
| Israel |
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570,000 |
1,421,200 |
4,957,837 |
3,065,650 |
642,200 |
-79% |
-2,423,450 |
50.50% |
| China |
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712,500 |
2,810,860 |
1,141,198 |
2,622,460 |
803,700 |
-69% |
-1,818,760 |
26.60% |
| Mexico |
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84,550 |
239,400 |
592,800 |
456,000 |
-23% |
-136,800 |
7.50% |
| Turkey |
411,100 |
810,560 |
3,242,540 |
134,900 |
|
1,105,918 |
|
1,105,918 |
7.20% |
| Egypt |
|
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128,445 |
308,305 |
90,050 |
406,865 |
352% |
316,815 |
4.70% |
| Vietnam |
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150,920 |
329,760 |
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582,094 |
|
582,094 |
3.40% |
| Others |
2,026,506 |
1,298,514 |
1,861,670 |
1,692,244 |
1,396,526 |
305,276 |
-78% |
-1,091,250 |
19.80% |
| Alpha Total |
411,100 |
2,243,980 |
8,017,355 |
6,781,640 |
6,370,960 |
3,996,777 |
1.81 |
-2,374,183 |
0.999 |
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