Egypt to start exporting onions and citrus to the Philippines, Uzbekistan on June 15

CAIRO – 8 June 2023: Egypt will start exporting onions and citrus to the Philippines and Uzbekistan on June 15, 2023, said Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Sayed Al Qusseir in a statement on Thursday.

Egyptian agriculture exports from January to 24 August this year have amounted to around 4,491,099 tons, Minister of Agriculture El Sayed El-Qusseir has said on August 26, 2022.

A report by Ahmed El-Attar, head of the ministry’s Egyptian Agricultural Quarantine, has affirmed that the most prominent Egyptian agricultural exports this year are citrus fruits, potatoes, onions, grapes, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, strawberries, beans, guavas, mangoes, garlic, and watermelons.

The total agricultural exports of citrus reached around 1.6 million tons, ranking first among Egyptian agricultural exports, followed by potatoes at 831,696 tons.