Egypt has doubled its exports of melons to the Saudi Arabian market
Fresh Melon (Muskmelon)
Published Nov 3, 2023
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Egypt has doubled its exports of melons to Saudi Arabia in the first eight months of this year compared to the previous year. The export of Egyptian watermelons and melons has also increased significantly. Egypt has the opportunity to further increase its melon exports to Saudi Arabia in the remaining months of the year. Saudi Arabia, although a large producer of melons, still imports a significant amount to meet domestic demand, with Jordan being the primary supplier.
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Based on the results of only the first eight months of this year, Egypt has already managed to double the volume of melons exported to the Saudi Arabian market, EastFruit reports. At the same time, an increase in supplies of Egyptian watermelons and melons occurred in both categories, and in the melon segment, exports will continue to grow until the end of the year. Thus, in January-August 2023, Egypt exported 16.5 thousand tons of melons to Saudi Arabia, which is twice as much as in the entire last year, and two and a half times more than the average for the previous five years! Note that the supply of watermelons is already 80% higher than the result of January-December 2022, and the export of melons is so far 2.4 times higher. Moreover, in the remaining four months of the current year, Egypt has every chance of increasing its melon exports even more significantly, since exports to Saudi Arabia in September-December on average account for about a quarter or a third of supplies ...
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