Egypt: "Some containers were shipped to the wrong destination"

Published 2022년 1월 20일

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The article highlights the challenges faced by Egyptian spring onion exporters due to increased freight rates and logistics issues, resulting in wrongful shipments and product spoilage. The slow demand at the season's start led to an oversupply in the market, impacting prices negatively. However, a post-holiday decrease in availability and a stable market price have been noted. Stars of Export, among other exporters, is focusing on markets in Germany and the Netherlands, expecting a minor spring onion shortage due to adverse weather conditions in Egypt. Additionally, the company is also exporting garlic, which is performing well in the market.

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In Egypt, the spring onion season is still in full swing and after a slow start, supply is now stable. One exporter says freight rates have increased and some containers were even shipped to the wrong destinations, leaving the product spoiled when it arrived at the right place. The logistics are playing tricks on the Egyptian spring onion season this year. According to Mai Yassin, export manager at the Egyptian fruit and vegetable export company Stars of Export: "This year the rates for sea and air freight have risen sharply. We also experienced serious problems with shipping companies. Several times our containers were even transported to the wrong markets. , after which they were sent back to Egypt.The spring onions were then reloaded and shipped to the Netherlands. However, this meant that the quality of the product on arrival was very poor. About 75% to 85% of the spring onions onion had to be thrown away. Of course we want to do everything we can to prevent this in the ...

Source: AGF