Minister of Agriculture announced the opening of Morocco for Egyptian potatoes and Canada for strawberries

Published 2024년 4월 11일

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The Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Mr. El-Qassir, has announced significant milestones for Egypt's agricultural sector, with the opening of Morocco's markets to Egyptian potatoes and Canada's markets to Egyptian strawberries. These achievements are a result of successful negotiations and meeting the phytosanitary requirements set by the importing countries, as highlighted by Dr. Saad Moussa of the Egyptian Agricultural Quarantine. This development is part of Egypt's broader strategy to boost its agricultural exports, which have emerged as a crucial source of national income, with exports surpassing 2.2 million tons and valued at approximately 1.5 billion dollars in just the first quarter of this year.

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Mr. El-Qassir, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, announced the opening of the Kingdom of Morocco’s markets to Egyptian potatoes and the Canadian markets to strawberries, as part of the Ministry’s efforts to open new international markets to Egyptian agricultural products. A report received by Al-Quseir from Dr. Saad Moussa, supervisor of the Egyptian Agricultural Quarantine, stated that the quarantine had succeeded in opening the Moroccan market to Egyptian potatoes, as the Moroccan agricultural authorities (ONSSA) notified the Egyptian Agricultural Quarantine of officially approving the opening of the Moroccan market to Egypt’s agricultural exports of potatoes, and to begin... Actually in export. The report also explained the quarantine’s success in opening the Canadian market to Egypt’s fresh strawberry exports for the first time, as all procedures for opening Canada’s markets to strawberry exports were completed and all technical requirements for the Canadian side ...

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