Egyptian citrus exports jump to 307 thousand tons in 4 months

Egypt

Published Mar 28, 2023

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Egyptian citrus exports increased during the first 4 months of the current season 2022/2023, from September to December 2022, to 307 thousand tons, at a value of $158 million, an increase of 18% over the same period of the previous year. It is noteworthy that agricultural crop exports jumped in the period from September to December 2022 to 1.33 million tons, at a value of $880 million, compared to 779 thousand tons during the same period in 2021, at a value of $615 million, an increase of 43%. The export season for agricultural crops begins in September and continues until the end of August of the following year. A report issued by the Export Council for Agricultural Crops, of which Al-Mal obtained a copy, indicated that Saudi Arabia came at the forefront of importing Egyptian agricultural crops, with a volume of 264,000 tons and a value of $123 million. According to the report, the United Arab Emirates ranked second with a volume of 144,000 tons and a value of $64 million, then Russia with a volume of 122,000 tons and a value of $90 million, Pakistan with a volume of 77,000 tons and a value of $29 million, and Syria with a volume of 76,000 tons and a value of $67,000.

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The Agricultural Export Council is negotiating to enter 10 new countries to achieve an unprecedented boom in the sector's exports during the coming period, in line with the state's strategy to reach $100 billion in exports. Hani Hussein, Executive Director of the Agricultural Export Council, said in previous statements to Al-Mal that the current negotiations include countries: the Philippines to import potatoes and grapes, and China to import mangoes. The Executive Director of the Council explained that the new markets also include America, Thailand and Taiwan with citrus fruits, Canada with strawberries, Australia, Argentina and Vietnam with grapes, and finally South Korea with potatoes. It is noteworthy that Egyptian agricultural exports during the last export season 2021/2022 “the period from September 2021 to August 2022” rose to 4.32 million tons, at a value of $2.72 billion, compared to 4.24 million tons, at a value of $2.41 billion during the same period of the previous ...

Source: Almalnews