Egypt leads in fresh strawberry exports to Malaysia

Published 2023년 5월 12일

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Egypt has emerged as the largest exporter of fresh strawberries to Malaysia in the 2021/22 marketing year, a position it has consolidated in the current 2022/23 marketing year. Egyptian exports to Malaysia have seen a significant increase, reaching over 740 tons in the 2021/22 marketing year, up from five years ago. Egypt's dominance in the Malaysian market is particularly notable during the peak shipment period from December to March, when it effectively monopolizes the market with minimal competition. Overall, South-East Asia imports approximately 16,000 tons of fresh strawberries per year, with Malaysia's imports increasing by 65% over the past five years, standing as the third largest market in the region.

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Original content

Egypt became the largest exporter of fresh strawberries to the Malaysian market in MY 2021/22 (July-June) and continued to increase shipments in the current MY 2022/23, according to EastFruit. Furthermore, Egyptian exporters kept improving their position in the whole market of South-East Asia, and Egypt ranked fifth among the largest exporters to the region. In the whole MY 2021/22, Egypt exported above 740 tons of fresh strawberries to Malaysia, almost two and a half times as high as five years ago. Moreover, the country had become the largest supplier of those berries to the Malaysian market since the MY 2020/21 and exported a record high 1,000 tons of fresh strawberries to Malaysia in the first eight months of the current MY. Surprisingly, Egypt has almost no competitors in the Malaysian market during the peak of its shipments (December-March). Australia, the second largest exporter of fresh strawberries to Malaysia, exports its berries mostly in August-November. Thus, only ...

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