Egypt Daily News – Alaa Farouk, the Minister of Agriculture, announced that the volume of Egypt’s agricultural exports reached 7.1 million tons during the period from January to the end of October, amounting to approximately 4.1 billion dollars, an increase of over one billion dollars compared to the same period last year.
The minister pointed out in today’s statement that the most important agricultural exports are citrus fruits, potatoes, onions, grapes, beans, sweet potatoes, mangoes, tomatoes, garlic, strawberries, guavas, and pomegranates.
He explained that the total agricultural exports of citrus fruits reached 2 million and 280 thousand and 106 tons, in addition to exporting 975 thousand and 839 tons of fresh potatoes, which ranked second in agricultural exports after citrus fruits, while 287 thousand and 748 tons were exported.
