Egypt’s melon skyrocketing exports to Saudi Arabia in 2023

Egypt has already managed to double its export volumes of melons to the Saudi Arabian market in just the first eight months of this year, reports EastFruit. This increase in shipments includes both watermelons and melons, with the latter expected to continue rising until the end of the year. From January to August 2023, Egypt exported 16,500 tons of melons to Saudi Arabia, which is twice as much as last year and two and a half times more than the average over the previous five years. Notably, watermelon shipments have already exceeded last year’s total by 80%, and melon exports are currently 2.4 times higher. Moreover, Egypt has a good chance of significantly increasing its melon exports in the remaining four months of this year, as exports to Saudi Arabia from September to December typically account for about a quarter or a third of annual shipments. Egypt is one of the world’s most important producers of melons. In terms of production volume in Africa, it is second only to ...