The Export Council for Food Industries has announced the participation of 43 Egyptian companies in the Anuga exhibition, the world's largest food industry exhibition, to be held in Cologne, Germany from 9-13 October 2021. Despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, the support of the Ministry of Trade and Industry and other bodies have enabled Egyptian participation in the event. The exhibition is expected to boost trade exchange and increase Egyptian food industry exports to various countries, which reached $3.5 billion in 2020 and grew by 14% in the first half of 2021. Germany, one of the largest importers of Egyptian food industry products in the EU, imported $88 million worth of these products in 2020, marking a 13% growth compared to 2019.