Egypt increases weekly food exports by 60K tons

Egypt has exported approximately 280,000 tons of food products during the period from March 15-21, up 60,000 tons from the previous week, according to a report from the National Food Safety Authority (NAFSA) on Sunday.

The report, which covered shipments from 1,764 exporting companies, stated that Egypt exported 5,320 consignments of 580 different products, including vegetables, fruits, flour, and other food items.

Potatoes remained Egypt’s top vegetable export, reaching 57,000 tons, followed by frozen mixed vegetables totalling and beans at 8,000 tons each. In total, 72 vegetable varieties were exported, amounting to 100,000 tons.

Citrus fruits continued to dominate fruit exports, totalling 65,000 tons, followed by strawberries at 18,000 tons and a variety of other fruits at 3000 tons. Overall, 34 varieties of fruits were exported, adding up to 86,000 tons.

Saudi Arabia, Sudan, 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: M. S. Salama