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Egypt

THE EGYPT FRUITS AND VEGETABLES MARKET IS EXPECTED TO REGISTER

A CAGR OF 4.2% DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD (2021-2026).

The Egypt fruits and vegetables of production. The huge support from
market was significantly impacted by the government in association with
the spread of COVID-19. The closure of USAID is enabling farmers to achieve
restaurants, bars, and schools disrupted high production volume. The growing
the entire supply chain, affecting the consumption of vegetables in the
market. Egypt is divided into a number country has been enhancing production
of farming regions according to climate, in the last few years.
natural vegetation, soil type, and farming
practices. Some of the major fruits and Increasing Export
vegetables produced are tomatoes, Contributes to the Market
potatoes, beets, oranges, onions, grapes,
and dates, among others. and volume), export analysis (value Growth
and volume), import analysis (value The export of fruits and vegetables is
According to FAO, the production of
fruits and vegetables in Egypt accounted and volume), and price trend analysis of increasing from Egypt. According to ITC
for 30.0 million metric ton in 2019. In vegetables (tomato, onion, chili, pepper, Trade, the export of fruits was valued at
fruits, oranges recorded the highest eggplant, cabbages, pumpkins, squash, USD 1,416,762 thousand in 2019, which
production of 3.0 million metric ton. gourds, cucumber, and gherkins) and has been growing steadily. Mango
Similarly, among vegetables, tomato fruits (mangoes, apple, banana, orange, exports rose to 15,211 metric ton in 2019.
recorded the highest production of 6.7 dates, watermelon, and grapes). The majority of fruits and vegetables
million metric ton, followed by onions Growing Vegetable were exported to the European Union
of 3.0 million metric ton, in 2019. Steady in accordance with the international
production and rising exports of fruits Production quality standards affirming that fruit and
and vegetables are driving the market Due to the various climatic advantages, vegetable exports be hassle-free without
growth. natural vegetation, soil type, and farming any hindrance.
The fruits and vegetables that practices that are favorable, growers are Egypt has succeeded in opening new
are consumed as fresh produce are able to increase production. Tomatoes, vegetable and fruit markets, especially
considered for the study. Fruits and onions, and eggplants dominate the in China, the European Union, and East
vegetables consumed by the processing Egypt vegetables market with a huge Asian countries. Additionally, Egypt has
industry (B2B) are not considered in the production. According to FAO, the been successful in lifting the ban on
study. The Egypt fruits and vegetable production of tomatoes reached 6.7 Egyptian agricultural exports in some
market includes the production analysis million metric ton in 2019, followed by countries, which confirms the safety
(volume), consumption analysis (value onions with 3.0 million metric ton and of Egyptian procedures, boosting the
eggplant with 1.1 million metric ton Egypt fruits and vegetables market.

EGYPTIAN AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS IN 2021 TOPPED 5.6

MILLION TONS FOR THE FIRST TIME

Sales of citrus fruits, beets, and This comes as a result of Egypt’s efforts the agricultural quarantine system to
potatoes helped deliver a record year to support exports by opening new match international quality standards,
for Egyptian agricutural exports in 2021, markets, equipping laboratories with El-Quseir said.
exceeding 5.6 million tons for the first the latest equipment, and developing
time. The total agricultural exports of citrus
fruits topped the list with around 1.8
Minister of Agriculture and Land million tons, followed by fodder beets
Reclamation Sayed El-Quseir noted that with 650,340 tons, Ahmed Al-Attar,
the figure was not even achieved in the the head of the central department of
pre-pandemic period. agricultural quarantine, said.
The total agricultural exports in 2021 The next highest exports were
increased by 486,760 tons from 5.1 potatoes, with 614,424 tons exported.
million tons in the year 2020, a report Onions ranked fourth with a total of
showed. 276,141 tons, and grapes came in fifth
place with a total of 143,450 tons.

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