Egypt regains lost ground in Saudi Arabian mango market

Egypt set a new record for mango exports to Saudi Arabia in 2022, regaining its lost status as the largest supplier in this market a year earlier, EastFruit reports. Moreover, mango exports in this direction in the first half of this year also remain a record high. At the end of calendar 2022, Saudi Arabia imported 34 thousand tons of mangoes from Egypt, which was 60% higher than the previous year. Let us recall that in 2021, mango production in Egypt, as reported by TheNationalNews.com portal with reference to climate change consultant Mohamed Fahim, decreased sharply due to the influence of unfavorable weather conditions (temperature changes led to early fruit drop). As a result, mango exports from Egypt to Saudi Arabia fell to 21 thousand tons in 2021, although before that, in 2020, its figure was at 33.8 thousand tons. The export season for mangoes from Egypt to Saudi Arabia begins with shipments of the earliest varieties in June, but the peak of exports usually occurs in ...