CAIRO – 17 November 2020: A report by the Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine indicated that Egypt's exports of pomegranate recorded since the beginning of 2020 until November 4, 82,866 tons to be the fifth most exported crop. In a similar context, Egypt ranked third globally in 2019 in the exports of dried onion with a total of 13.6 tons. The Egyptian onion exports in 2019 reached $ 30.4 million, representing 8.1% of the total global exports of dried onions in 2019, according to data released by the UN's International Trade Center (ITC). The Netherlands (29%), Germany (25%), Japan (13%), the US (4%) and Croatia (4%) are Egypt's top dried onion importers. The returns of agricultural exports increased by 20 percent in 2019 compared to 2009, and vegetable exports increased by 40 percent over the same period.

Source: Egypt Today November 17, 2020 09:22 UTC