Ethiopia has an export market for these seeds in Singapore and other East Asian countries. India, again, is the region's most important competitor for export markets. Cumin, also in this category, is used as a spicing in cakes and confectionery. Linseed is used in combination with other seeds for local oil production. Ethiopia could increase its production of linseed, rapeseed, and sunflower seeds but the large-scale growth of these oilseeds is not commercially viable because there is no market.
Many farmers grow enough for their own consumption in their own gardens.
Among the pulses, haricot beans are by far the most important product. This makes it difficult to find a market for this pulse in the United States. Pea beans are popular in north africa and the Middle East. There is, however, a good domestic market for the groundnuts, though with the current surplus the prices are very low. The information is the latest available from the Ethiopian government.