Egypt's agricultural exports rose to more than 3.3 million tons this year

Al-Qusayr, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, announced that the volume of Egyptian agricultural exports had risen to more than 3.3 million tons, according to a report he received from Dr. Ahmed Al-Attar, head of the Central Department of Agricultural Quarantine, on total exports during the period from January 1, 2021 to May 26, 2021. The most important agricultural exports for this period were citrus, potatoes, onions, strawberries, pomegranates, potatoes, beans, beets, guavas, peppers, mangoes, garlic, grapes. He indicated that 8500 tons of peaches and about 6500 tons of watermelons were exported at the beginning of the season to England Italy, Russia, Romania, Poland, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Lebanon, Libya and Iraq, which confirms the quality of Egyptian watermelons and peaches, as they are witnessing an increasing demand from countries that set very difficult specifications and requirements for importing foodstuffs, which also reflects the ...