A 12% drop, the reason why Egypt's peanut exports decline last year

I wrote - Nermin Ibrahim: Data from the Agricultural Crops Export Council showed that Egypt's exports of peanuts decreased by 12% during the last year 2019-2020, compared to the previous year. According to council data, Egypt exported about 36 thousand tons of peanuts, at a value of about $ 56.5 million, compared to $ 64.2 million during the previous export season. The export season begins in September of each year and ends in August of the following year. Magdy El-Waili, head of the Cereals and Oil Plants Committee of the Agricultural Crops Export Council, said that Egyptian exports of peanuts face a serious problem that may lead to stopping their export. He added to Masrawy that "the threats are caused by wrong behavior by the exporters, related to not observing the implementation of the proper packing and storage mechanism," noting that during the last season, 6 shipments exported to some Arab countries were rejected. Peanut exports represent about 3% of the total export volume ...