Egypt: Vegetable Division confirms a decrease in potato prices due to an increase in supply

Potato prices have witnessed a noticeable decline in retail markets over the past few days. For his part, Hatem El-Nagib, head of the Vegetable Traders Division at the Chamber of Commerce, confirmed in a statement to "Akhbar El-Youm Gate" that the decline in potato prices during this period is normal due to the increase in supply in the markets, noting that many types of vegetables will also witness a decline, including tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. He explained that potatoes are grown in Egypt in three seasons and that what is currently being traded in the markets is the harvest of the Nile season in several governorates, including Minya, Dakahlia, Beheira and Menoufia. It is worth noting that Myanmar markets were recently opened to Egyptian potato exports, in addition to the fact that our total exports this year amounted to about 982,072 tons for the first time. The Agricultural Quarantine also implemented a new coding system that includes tracking all Egyptian export ...