Import of apples from the EU in Egypt continues to set new records

Egypt amid the devaluation of the pound, the food crisis and other economic problems in 2022-2023. continues to reduce imports of apples, EastFruit reports. In particular, the volume of purchases of these fruits from EU countries in Egypt in the first four months of the current season has already fallen to the lowest level in at least the last six seasons. Thus, in July-October 2023, Egypt imported only 28 thousand tons of apples from EU countries, almost two and a half times less than a year earlier, and almost four times less than in July-October 2021! It is also worth noting that the import of apples in Egypt for the entire last season barely exceeded 160 thousand tons, and the country itself has lost its status as a leading importer of apples from the EU. In the current season, the situation is aggravated not only by the delayed effect of the economic problems of 2022-2023, but also by completely new challenges, such as, for example, the logistics blockade in the Red Sea. It ...