Egyptian Mango Guide

The export market that has exhibited the most significant growth for 2019-2021 is Russia (461.34%). Russia has also shown the most consistent growth since 2016. After a consecutive increase, Kuwait had a 38.32% decline in export value. The UK continued its positive development marginally in 2021, with a 5.89% increase.

Value Chain of Egyptian Mangoes 

The export market of Egyptian mangoes is divided into three segments:

• Tier one-main producing companies farming and exporting own mangoes and represent the most significant share of the exported mangoes.

• Tier two small and medium enterprises also farm their products, but the rest goes to the local market.
  

• Tier three represents small farmers, usually contracted with traders, which then take over export and post-harvest procedures.
  

Thai mango production has been experiencing declines since 2015 and had a dip in 2017-2018, which continued until 2019. 

Egypt exports mango to: Europe, Middle East, Asia, Russia and Central Asia. The EU and GCC countries, along with Russia remain the top destination for Egyptian mangoes.

The Share of Export Destinations of Fresh Mango from Egypt in 2021.

Source: Tridge

Mangos are tropical fruit that requires hot and humid weather for growth. Mango trees don't do well in colder weather. Its farming conditions make it ideal for farming in Egypt because of its short and mild winters. Ismailia is the governorate most famous for its mango production, but it is still farmed heavily in upper Egypt.

There are more than 30 varieties grown in Egypt, with the most popular varieties being (Local) the Zebdya, Mabrouka, Sideeka, Awees, (Export) Keitt, Kent, Tommy, and Naomi. Arab customers prefer Zebdya (sour used for juicing), Naomi, Tymor, and Awees, while the EU and Russia prefer Keitt, Kent, and Naomi. Preferred sizes for the export market are over 300 grams.

Roughly June to November is the harvest season for mangoes in Egypt. July is primarily for the local varieties such as Zebdya, while the export season starts in August with varieties such as Keitt and Kent. Fresh mangoes are in season from June to September; after that, frozen mangoes are out in the market. 

Source: Tridge

• MY 2022/2023

  The production of Egyptian mangoes bounced back after setbacks in 2021. Hot weather actually favored mango production in Egypt, thus creating an oversupply. Also, high temperatures caused earlier harvest of mangoes. Another bump was the EU's lack of demand due to the Russia-Ukraine war.