Egypt exports 256K tons of food products in one week

Egypt has exported approximately 256,000 tons of food products during the period from February 22-28, according to a report from the National Food Safety Authority (NAFSA) on Sunday.

The report, which covered shipments from 1,670 exporting companies, stated that Egypt exported 5,320 consignments of 620 different products, including vegetables, fruits, flour, and other food items.

Potatoes remained Egypt’s top vegetable export, reaching 52,000 tons, followed by frozen mixed vegetables totalling 10,000 tons and beans of 7,000 tons. In total, 72 vegetable varieties were exported, amounting to 90,000 tons.

Citrus fruits continued to dominate fruit exports, totalling 61,000 tons, followed by strawberries of 12,000 tons and a variety of other fruits of 4,000 tons. Overall, 31 types of fruits were exported, adding up to 77,000 tons.

Sudan, Lebanon, Russia, and Saudi Arabia were among the largest importers of the Egyptian food products last week, out of a total of 177 importing countries, as per the statement.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English

Subediting: Y.Yasser