date:Jan 06, 2016
In 2015 Egypt exported 1.59m tonnes of fruit, which was the highest export in the Egyptian agricultural sector, followed by onions at 1.23m tonnes. For 2016 the Ministry of Agriculture is targeting a 0.5m tonne increase in its exports in 2016 to reach 5m tonnes, compared to the 4.5m tonnes exported last year.
The plans to increase exports come despite the governments struggle to subsidise basic food commodities to serve the domestic market and maintain the level of consumptions at sufficient le