Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation issued a report on Egyptian agricultural exports during the period from January 1 to December 26, stating that the total agricultural exports amounted to 4.962 million tons, compared to 4.74 million tons recorded for the same period last year, rising by 222,000 tons. The report added that the total Egyptian agricultural exports of 13 varieties of citrus crops, potatoes, onions, strawberries, beans, pepper, cucumber, pomegranate, eggplant, mango, garlic, guava and grapes amounted to 3.124 million tons. Egypt’s total citrus exports amounted to 1,635,785 tons, potato exports amounted to 759,117 tons, and onions amounted to 358,988 tons. According to the report, Egypt’s exports of strawberries reached 20,126 tons, compared to 40,223 tons of mango. Egypt also exported 101,332 tons of grapes, 151,138 tons of pomegranate, 22,441 tons of beans, 7,211 tons of cucumber, 14,234 tons of garlic, and 1,791 tons of eggplant, according to the report.

Source: Egypt Independent December 28, 2018 11:48 UTC