Egypt’s agriculture exports exceeds 5M tons: Gov.

CAIRO – 20 December 2019: Egypt’s agriculture exports hiked to exceed five million tons during the period from January 1, 2019 to December 18, according to head of the Central Administration of Agricultural Ahmed Al-Attar.

According to statement issued by Egypt’s ministry of agriculture, the exports exceeded about 5 million tons of agricultural products. Among these agriculture products came: citrus, potatoes, onions, grapes, pomegranate, garlic, mangoes, Strawberry, beans, guava, cucumber, pepper, eggplant.

On November, the Ministry of Agriculture announced that the volume of Egyptian agricultural exports increased to more than 4.8 million tons during the period from 1 January to 6 November this year.

The report indicated that the exports in the period between January 1 and November 6 reached about 4.895 million tons, pointing out that the list of Egyptian exports included citrus, potatoes, onions, grapes, pomegranates, garlic, mango, strawberry, beans, guava, cucumber, bell peppers and eggplants.

In addition, the volume of trade exchange between Egypt and the Nile Basin countries announced to reach $1.872 billion in 2018, compared to $1.493 billion in 2017, with an increase of 25.4%, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS).

This was stated in its annual bulletin for trade exchange between Egypt and its fellow Nile Basin countries in 2018 which presents and analyses the volume of trade (exports – imports) with Nile Basin countries, including Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Congo, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, and Eritrea.

CAPMAS noted that the total value of imports from Nile Basin countries reached $ 668 million in 2018, compared to $ 380 million in 2017, with an increase of 75.8%.