Egypt exports 220K tons of food in one week

Egypt has exported approximately 220,000 tons of food products during the period from March 8-14, according to a report from the National Food Safety Authority (NAFSA) on Sunday.

The report, which covered shipments from 1,500 exporting companies, stated that Egypt exported 4,950 consignments of 585 different products, including vegetables, fruits, flour, and other food items.

Potatoes remained Egypt’s top vegetable export, reaching 45,000 tons, followed by frozen mixed vegetables totalling 10,000 tons and beans at 7,000 tons. In total, 67 vegetable varieties were exported, amounting to 82,000 tons.

Citrus fruits continued to dominate fruit exports, totalling 60,000 tons, followed by strawberries at 13,000 tons and a variety of other fruits at 2000 tons. Overall, 33 varieties of fruits were exported, adding up to 75,000 tons.

Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Russia, and the Netherlands were among the largest importers of Egyptian food products last week, out of a total of 180 importing countries, as per the statement.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English

Subediting: Y.Yasser