Egypt regains lost ground in Saudi Arabian mango market
Fresh Mango
Fruits
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Market & Price Trends
Published Sep 21, 2023
Tridge summary
Egypt has set a new record for mango exports to Saudi Arabia in 2022, surpassing its previous year's supply by 60%. However, weather conditions and sunburn on mango fruits may impact Egypt's overall mango exports this year. Yemen also successfully exports mangoes to Saudi Arabia despite ongoing civil war and economic challenges, with Yemen and Egypt being the main suppliers of mangoes to the Saudi Arabian market.
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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 ...
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