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Egypt Fruits and Vegetables Market Analysis

he Egypt Fruits And Vegetables increasing from Egypt. According to ITC
TMarket size is estimated at USD Trademap, the export of citrus fruits was
17.30 billion in 2025, and is expected valued at USD 854,966 thousand in 2021,
to reach USD 28.63 billion by 2030, at a an increase of approximately 6.55% from
CAGR of 10.6% during the forecast pe- the previous year. Most fruits and veg-
riod (2025-2030). etables were exported to the European
Egypt's fruit and vegetable sector is Union by international quality standards,
one of the country's fastest-growing agri- affirming that fruit and vegetable exports
business sectors. It is divided into sev- should be hassle-free without any hin-
eral farming regions according to the drance.
country's climate, natural vegetation, soil Egypt is one of the biggest exporters of
type, and farming practices. Some major oranges in the world. Russian Federation,
fruits and vegetables are tomatoes, pota- Saudi Arabia, India, the Netherlands, Ban-
toes, beets, oranges, onions, grapes, and gladesh, China, the United Arab Emir-
dates. The country is one of the world's ates, the United Kingdom, Oman, and
biggest exporters of fruits like oranges. Ukraine were Egypt's prominent export
According to the Food and Agriculture destinations for fresh oranges in 2021.
Organization (FAO), the production of Russia Federation is Egypt's leading
fruits and vegetables in Egypt accounted orange export destination. Its supply to
for 14.2 million metric tons and 15.8 mil- the country accounted for about 11.9%
lion metric tons in 2022. Oranges record- of the overall orange export, followed
ed the highest production of 3.3 million by Saudi Arabia with 11.4%, Bangladesh
metric tons of fruits in 2022. Similarly, to- with 6%, India with 7.4%, Netherlands
matoes recorded the most increased out- with 7%, and the United Arab Emirates
put among vegetables, 6.2 million metric with 4% of the country in 2021. Further-
tons, followed by Onions and shallots, production. According to a database more, increasing demand for healthy di-
with 3.6 million metric tons in 2022. published by UN Comtrade, the highest ets among the consumer base and the in-
The Steady production and rising ex- exports were of potatoes, with 472,451 creasing use of fresh oranges in the food
ports of fruits and vegetables are driv- metric tons exported in 2021. Onions, industry, such as desserts, juice, jam,
ing the market growth. The Egyptian shallots, garlic, leeks, and other allia- bakery products, confectioneries, and
fruits and vegetable market is projected ceous vegetables ranked second with a cereals, are expected to boost the export
to grow substantially in terms of self- total of 275,175 metric tons, and tomatoes of oranges from Egypt.
reliance on fruit and vegetable produc- came in ninth place with a total of 13,589 Egypt has succeeded in opening new
tion, increasing urbanization, and higher metric tons exported in 2021. vegetable and fruit markets, especially
disposable incomes in the country. With in China, the European Union, and East
increased awareness of healthy diets, Egypt's total agricultural crop produc- Asian countries. Additionally, Egypt has
people are shifting toward healthier diet tion increased by more than 20% in the successfully lifted the ban on Egyptian
plans, including fresh fruits and vegeta- past decade. During the same period, agricultural exports in some countries,
bles. Also, Egypt is putting significant ef- the population growth rate increased which confirms the safety of Egyptian
forts into supporting exports of fruit and slightly more than the crop production. procedures, boosting the Egyptian fruits
vegetables by opening new markets, Vegetables play a very important and and vegetables market. Higher sales of
equipping laboratories with the latest major role in Egypt's agriculture. This is citrus fruits, beets, and potatoes were the
equipment, and developing the agricul- demonstrated by the increase in the area prominent crops that aided the record
tural quarantine system to match interna- planted for these crops from 636,169 year for Egyptian agricultural exports in
tional quality standards, which will drive hectares in 2019 to 639,118 hectares in 2021, exceeding 5.6 million metric tons.
the market growth during the coming 2021. According to FAO, in 2020, the to- Egypt Fruits and Vegetables Market
year. tal production of vegetables in Egypt News
Egypt Fruits and Vegetables Market was 15.66 million metric tons, which in- •May 2024: A project launched under
Trends creased to 15.82 million metric tons in the “Future of Egypt” inaugurated around
2022. This substantial increase in the area
Rising Vegetable Production in the harvested, and production of these crops 100 silos to store half a million tons of
Country grain, as well as refrigerators and freez-
is due to the preference given to them
Egypt is witnessing a shift in consumer because of their high returns compared ers where 90,000 metric tons of goods
preferences toward healthier diets, with with other field crops. Also, the huge can be stored in the Southwest of Cairo
increased awareness about the benefits support from the government in associa- to increase the production of crops, veg-
of fresh fruits and vegetables. Several fac- tion with the US Agency for International etables, and fruits in the country.
tors, including rising urbanization, high- Development (USAID) enables farmers •October 2023: The Ministry of Inter-
er disposable incomes, and the growing to achieve high production volume. The national Cooperation, the Internal Trade
popularity of veganism, are driving this growing consumption of vegetables in Development Authority (ITDA), and the
shift. Due to the various climatic advan- the country has been enhancing produc- French Development Agency (AFD) col-
tages, natural vegetation, soil type, and tion for the last few years. laborated with the Ministry of Supply and
favorable farming practices, growers can Internal Trade to launch a project estab-
increase production. Tomatoes, onions Increasing Exports Contribute to Mar- lishing 17 green food hubs for fruit and
& shallots, and eggplants dominate the ket Growth vegetable storage across Egypt.
Egyptian vegetable market with a huge The export of fruits and vegetables is Circle 34 on enquiry card
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