Egyptian sweet potato season is getting more challenging every year

Published Aug 10, 2022

Tridge summary

The article highlights the challenges faced by Egyptian sweet potato exports during the pandemic and especially this season due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Increased costs of crop protection products, fertilizers, and transportation have affected both Egyptian exporters and foreign importers. The war's impact on the European market, the largest importer, has led to reduced demand and a smaller harvest this year. Despite these challenges, the HNTS group remains supportive of growers and is looking for new opportunities in foreign markets. The season's main sweet potato varieties are Beauregard, Evangeline, and Bellevue, and the HNTS group expects demand to increase throughout the season.

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The Egyptian sweet potato season, which started in mid-July, is currently in full swing. According to Indji El-Shahawy, senior export sales manager for Egyptian fruit and vegetable exporter HNTS Group, exports have become increasingly challenging since the start of the pandemic in 2020. "Egypt is one of the main exporters of sweet potatoes. The Egyptian season starts in mid-July and lasts until the end of January. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus in 2020, every season has been more challenging than the last. Last year the biggest challenges were the increased prices of crop protection products, fertilizers and transportation, which made the activity difficult for both Egyptian exporters and foreign importers.” The current season does not escape that trend. El-Shaawy states that the war in Ukraine has a major impact on the European market. "2022 is a very different story. The war between Russia and Ukraine is hitting the global economy hard. After the United States entered a ...

Source: AGF