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Citrus tops list of Egyptian agricultural exports, recording 1.8M tons
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CAIRO - 23 June 2025: Agricultural exports recorded a significant increase during the first half of this year, reaching 5.2 million tons, with citrus and potato crops continuing to dominate the list of Egyptian agricultural exports so far.
In the following report, we explore the details:
1. Citrus topped the list, reaching approximately 1.8 million tons, followed by potatoes with a total of 1.2 million tons, confirming their growing importance as Egypt's most important export crops, given their renowned quality.
2. Egypt's exports of fresh onions amounted to approximately 168,000 tons, and fresh and dried beans amounted to 136,000 tons.
3. Potatoes ranked fifth, with exports reaching 103,000 tons to date.
4. The list of Egypt's most important agricultural exports included, in order: grapes, fresh strawberries, fresh garlic, fresh tomatoes, guava, and pomegranates.
5. Egypt is committed to applying the highest standards of quality and food safety to its agricultural products, which contributes to opening new markets and enhancing confidence in Egyptian products internationally.
6. Egypt continuously works to provide the necessary support to exporters and remove obstacles to increase the competitiveness of Egyptian products in global markets. This confirms the pivotal role of the agricultural sector in the Egyptian economy and supports the Egyptian state's comprehensive development plans.
7. The Egyptian agricultural export system and the breakthroughs it has achieved are the result of numerous joint cooperation efforts, led by farmers, producers, and exporters, and their commitment to producing high-quality crops and following good agricultural practices, in addition to the continuous monitoring by agricultural engineers and researchers.
8. There are significant efforts by the Egyptian Agricultural Quarantine, the Ministry's central reference laboratories, and the Ministry of Foreign Agricultural Relations to open new markets for Egyptian agricultural products abroad, in addition to the continuous and ongoing monitoring of shipments and crops from the farm to their arrival at the foreign market.
