Egyptian mango exports on the rise

The Egyptian mango season is coming to an end. The season is characterized by high production volumes, but demand is not far behind, EastFruit reports, According to industry sources, Egypt has produced a lot of mangoes this year. The volume has exceeded 2 million tons, the area of cultivation, according to FreshPlaza, has exceeded 100 thousand hectares. Mangoes are second only to citrus fruits in the top fruit export volumes this year. Mahmod Allam, CEO of Citrus Agro, explains: “The volume is large, but the destinations for Egyptian mangoes are numerous and varied. We see high demand in Europe, especially from Rotterdam, Russia takes large volumes, and we see a lot of interest in Egyptian mangoes from Russian supermarkets. The summer period also brought very high demand from the Gulf countries.” Read also: Egyptian super mangoes could conquer Southeast Asia Many Egyptian exporters have complained this season about insufficient prices due to high production, Allam comments on this ...