Egypt continues to diversify its exports, plus potatoes in Morocco and strawberries in Canada

Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation last week announced the opening of two new markets for Egyptian exporters. Thus, the Moroccan National Food Safety Authority has approved the possibility of importing potatoes from Egypt, and the Egyptian authorities have finalized the technical requirements for the export of fresh strawberries to Canada. According to EastFruit experts, both new markets for Egyptian products are quite complex areas due to their internal specifics. This is especially true for possible supplies of potatoes from Egypt to Morocco, the potential volumes of which are still quite small. In turn, exports of fresh strawberries to Canada will face intense competition from other closer suppliers. Let's look at these two pieces of news in order. Morocco is not one of the world's largest importers of fresh potatoes, with annual import volumes ranging from 37,000 to 62,000 tonnes over the past six years. At the same time, Morocco, as well as Egypt, imports ...