Egypt’s agricultural exports hit new high despite Covid-19
Egypt's agricultural exports - Citrus Fruits

Egypt’s agricultural exports have set a new record, exceeding 5.6 million tons between January 1 and December 31, despite the global pandemic. Citrus fruits made up the largest share of exports by 805,893 tons, followed by potatoes at 614,242 tons, onions at 276,141 tons, and grapes at 143,450 tons, said a report the agriculture minister received from the Head of the Central Department of Agricultural Quarantine at the Ministry of Agriculture Ahmed El Attar.

Prominent among other exports were strawberry, pomegranate, sweet potato, beans, pepper, guava, garlic, mango, and watermelon, the report noted.

Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Sayed el Quseir attributed the record rise to cultivating high-quality products matching international quality standards as well as the efforts exerted by the department to meet the requirements of importing countries and streamline export procedures.

Source: Sis.gov.eg

Source: Fresh Plaza

Egyptian Citrus and food exports up 19% year on year in 2021

The most important agricultural crops exported include rice, grains, onions, garlic, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, Egyptian citrus fruits, and peanuts, for which Russia, Saudi Arabia, Britain, and the United Arab Emirates are the most important markets for these Egyptian exports.

Egypt’s food industry exports totaled $3.1 billion in the first nine months of this year, up from the $2.8 billion in the same period of 2020. This amounts to a 19% year-on-year increase and ranking third among other Egyptian sectors exporting to foreign markets, Trade and Industry Minister Nevine Gamea stated on Sunday.

Egyptian Citrus , Vegetables and Fruits

During a recent speech, which came on behalf of Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, Gamea said that Egypt’s exports of agricultural crops in the first nine months of 2021 hit $1.9 billion, compared to the $1.8 billion achieved in the same period last year, recording an 8% increase.

Source https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/446306.aspx

Egypt intends to double Egyptian Dates export

Egypt’s Food Industry Export Council aims to increase the Egyptian dates exports to over USD 100 million by 2024, advancing from the USD 40 million in revenue last year.

Egyptian dates
Treasures from Desert , Egyptian Semi-dry Dates

Mohammed Al-Karsh, head of the council’s dates working group, said work was underway with the Egyptian General Authority for Standardization and Quality to define specifications and standards for Egyptian dates and their by-products.

The focus of the export expansion will be the European and South American markets, which currently buy around 44,000 tonnes a year of the Egyptian fruit. New species, such as Al-Medjoul and Al-Barhi dates, are being cultivated to obtain more suitable products for exports.

sources

https://www.freshplaza.com/

https://menafn.com/1103340303/Egypt-seeks-to-double-date-exports&source=25

Why has orange citrus world consumption decreased?
Orange citrus

According to a study on the per capita consumption of orange citrus and fruits in Central Europe during the last 15 years, specifically in the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, and Austria, there has been an increase in the consumption of bananas, watermelons, pineapples, avocado, and mango. Meanwhile, the evolution of mandarins, melons, oranges, peaches, and nectarines has not been so positive.

Consumption of mandarins and melons has dropped slightly. These products could be in a simple phase of stagnation; however, oranges, peaches, and nectarines have experienced a very steep decline.

“Oranges are a historical product with few novelties at the varietal level because 95% of them are of the Navel or Valencia type. They can be compared to bananas because they are well known by consumers. However, there are two major marketing differences between oranges and bananas,” stated Paco Borras Escriba, the senior consultant in agri-food and associative issues, in an article published in Italia fruit. “Oranges have no well-established brand because almost all distribution chains impose their own brands. In other words, there are many private brands so their advertising isn’t similar to the advertising carried out by banana brands.”

“The second difference is that Spain, which produces 60% of the oranges consumed in winter in Europe, has not carried out any promotional and advertising campaign for the past 12 years. Neither have Italy and Greece, the other two EU countries that produce oranges and that have the possibility of accessing community funds to boost the consumption of European products.”

“Egypt or Morocco could promote their oranges in the middle of the European campaign, which would be a strong blow for Spanish and Italian producers, as it would mean they would have lost an important opportunity,” the consultant stressed.

Source: foodretail.es / italiafruit.net