Agriculture in Egypt: The arrival of 82,000 tons of European potato seeds, at a value of $49.2 million

A report issued by the Ministry of Agriculture, represented by the Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine, a copy of which was seen by Al-Mal, confirmed the arrival of 82,000 tons of European potato seed for the 2022-2023 season, from October 31 to now. The report revealed that shipments of seeds were imported from the Netherlands, Belgium, Scotland, Denmark, France, Luxembourg and Germany for 65 varieties of approved seeds, at a value of approximately $49.2 million, with an average price per ton of $600 in shipments. He pointed out that the "Espunta" seed variety was the highest, with quantities recorded of 25 thousand tons, followed by the "Hate" variety with 20 thousand tons of the total quantities. After that, it is expected that these seeds will be planted next December, within the summer harvest that will be harvested next May. The sources stated that potato seed imports will continue until the end of this month, and it is expected to rise from last year’s ...