Market Trends of Egypt Fruits and Vegetables Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Egypt Fruits & Vegetables Market according to our research experts:
Expanding Vegetable Production
- Due to the various climatic advantages, natural vegetation, soil type, and favorable farming practices, growers are able to increase production. Tomatoes, onions, and eggplants dominate the Egyptian vegetable market with a huge production. According to a database published by UN Comtrade, the highest exports were of potatoes, with 472,451 metric tons exported in the year 2021. Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, and other alliaceous vegetables ranked second with a total of 275,175 metric tons, and tomatoes came in ninth place with a total of 13,589 metric tons exported in the year 2021.
- Egypt's total agricultural crop production has increased by more than 20 percent in the past decade. During the same period, the population growth rate has increased slightly more than the increase in crop production.
- Vegetables play a very important and major role in Egypt's agriculture. This is demonstrated by the increase in the area planted for these crops from 636,169 hectares in 2018 to 639,118 hectares in 2021. According to FAO, in 2018, the total production of vegetables in Egypt was 15.49 million metric ton, which increased and reached 15.57 million metric ton in 2021. This substantial increase in the area harvested and production of these crops is due to the preference given to these crops because of their high returns compared with other field crops.
- Furthermore, the huge support from the government in association with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) enables farmers to achieve high production volume. The growing consumption of vegetables in the country has been enhancing production in the last few years.
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Increasing Exports Contributes to the Market Growth
- The export of fruits and vegetables is increasing from Egypt. According to UN Comtrade, the export of Citrus fruits was valued at USD 854,966 thousand in 2021, an increase of approximately 6.55% from the previous year. The majority of fruits and vegetables were exported to the European Union in accordance with the international quality standards affirming that fruit and vegetable exports be hassle-free without any hindrance.
- Egypt is one of the biggest exporters in the world for oranges. Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, India, Netherlands, Bangladesh, China, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Oman, and Ukraine are Egypt's top 10 export destinations for fresh oranges in 2021.
- Russia Federation is Egypt's leading orange export destination, and its supply to the country accounted for about 11.9% of the overall orange export from the country in 2021. Furthermore, increasing demand for healthy diets among the consumer base and the increasing use of fresh oranges in the food industry, such as desserts, juice, jam, bakery products, confectioneries, and cereals, are expected to boost the export of oranges from Egypt.
- Egypt has succeeded in opening new vegetable and fruit markets, especially in China, the European Union, and East Asian countries. Additionally, Egypt has successfully lifted the ban on Egyptian agricultural exports in some countries, which confirms the safety of Egyptian procedures, boosting the Egyptian fruits and vegetables market. Higher sales of citrus fruits, beets, and potatoes were the prominent crops that aided the record year for Egyptian agricultural exports in 2021, exceeding 5.6 million metric tons.
