Markets are awaiting the orange harvest season in Lower Egypt, after its launch in the desert hinterland

The season of harvesting winter oranges “Abu Surra” has begun, and contracts have also begun for early summer varieties in reclaimed lands in Buhaira Governorate, at prices ranging from 5 to 6 pounds per kilo “Kalala” or what is commercially known as “on his land” for Abu Sirah, which is the price of a kilo of winter oranges before harvesting directly. A number of merchants confirmed to Al-Mal that winter oranges are currently being collected from the governorates of the desert hinterland, such as Beheira and Sharqia, such as Al-Yousifi, Abu Surra, and Al-Mandarin (Spanish tangerines). It is cultivated in ancient clay lands. On the other hand, the prices of navel oranges and tangerines range from 5 to 10 pounds to the consumer. For the fourth year in a row, Egypt's citrus exports rank first in the world, with an amount of 1.8 million tons annually. Dr. Ahmed Al-Attar, Director of the Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine, expected Egypt's citrus exports to rise over ...