Agricultural Quarantine: Egypt is the first in the world in exporting frozen strawberries

Published Feb 2, 2023

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The article reports on the commencement of Egypt's export strawberry harvest season, with the country being a leading producer and exporter of the crop, particularly to the UK. As the third largest producer globally and the first in frozen exports, Egypt's agricultural exports, including strawberries, saw a significant increase in 2022, amounting to 6.5 million tons valued at $3.3 billion. The demand for Egyptian strawberries is high due to their quality. The country uses advanced seedling production methods, which have increased crop cultivation efficiency. Strawberry production in Egypt occurs throughout winter until March, with each acre yielding around 45 tons annually.

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The harvest season of export strawberries began during the past few hours, amid great hospitality and a remarkable turnout from foreign consumers due to the quality of production, which was monitored by the Egyptian agricultural quarantine, especially in the United Kingdom. Egypt is one of the first countries in the world in producing and exporting the crop, as it ranks third in the world in terms of production volume and the first in the world in terms of “frozen” exports. Strawberry is called “red gold” and it is cultivated intensively in the governorates of Qalyubia, Beheira and Sharkia, and the most prominent varieties are “Frego” and “Fortuna”. The Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation recently announced the final report of Egypt's agricultural exports during the year 2022, which for the first time in its history amounted to approximately 6.5 million tons, at about $3.3 billion, an increase of about 800 thousand tons over last year. Fresh strawberries ranked tenth. ...

Source: Almalnews