Farmers complain about low potato prices in Egypt: An acre costs us 80 thousand pounds and we sell it for 40

The Export Council for Agricultural Crops has notified potato companies wishing to export to European Union countries that they will be subject to a re-evaluation by the Agricultural Quarantine. Sources revealed to Al Mal that these companies, which export to European Union countries and have registered stations for exporting potatoes, are required to quickly go to the Agricultural Quarantine Exporters Service Department to submit a request to re-evaluate their station. The governorate markets witnessed a significant decline in tomato and potato prices after the appearance of the winter crop, which is currently being harvested, while farmers complained about the low prices compared to the cost. The prices of refrigerator potatoes in the markets are recorded at 15 and 20 pounds per kilo, and new potatoes are 10 pounds per kilo for the consumer. The sources confirmed that the significant decline in prices is due to the arrival of the winter season of potatoes, which are currently ...