Egypt Other Vegetable insights

The Export Council for Agricultural Crops has notified potato companies wishing to export to European Union countries that they will be subject to a re-evaluation by the Agricultural Quarantine. Sources revealed to Al Mal that these companies, which export to European Union countries and have registered stations for exporting potatoes, are required to quickly go to the Agricultural Quarantine Exporters Service Department to submit a request to re-evaluate their station. The governorate markets witnessed a significant decline in tomato and potato prices after the appearance of the winter crop, which is currently being harvested, while farmers complained about the low prices compared to the cost. The prices of refrigerator potatoes in the markets are recorded at 15 and 20 pounds per kilo, and new potatoes are 10 pounds per kilo for the consumer. The sources confirmed that the significant decline in prices is due to the arrival of the winter season of potatoes, which are currently sold from the ground at a price of only 5,000 pounds per ton, noting that one acre produces 8 tons to achieve sales worth 40 thousand pounds while it costs 80 thousand pounds, which means a loss of 50% of the capital, without rent, and if it is calculated, the cost jumps by 180 thousand pounds. Regarding tomatoes, Abu Islam Maz said:

Key moments of the past week: — Apple is the new sales leader, and its supply has doubled — Sales of tangerines were conducted by representatives from 5 countries at once — In the vegetable segment, sales of borscht vegetables predominated — The number of advertisements for the sale of Chinese cabbage and tomatoes increased — Participants from Uzbekistan continue to increase sales of cauliflower, broccoli and lemon — Carrots are getting cheaper in Ukraine, but onions are getting more expensive — Participants from Uzbekistan have reduced prices for apples and pears — Pomegranate continues to rise in price in Egypt These and other trends in the region's fruit and vegetable markets are covered in the weekly review of EastFruit trading platforms. Last week, fruit and vegetable products in the EastFruit Trade Platform group were sold by participants from 14 countries, while the total number of advertisements increased by 10%. Representatives from Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Egypt and Iran increased their sales. At the same time, the supply of goods from Poland and Turkey decreased. Offers from participants from Albania and India reappeared.

Major General Ashraf El-Sharkawy held the second meeting of the Olive Specific Council, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Union of Producers and Exporters of Horticultural Crops, to discuss the development of Egyptian exports and work to find solutions to the challenges and obstacles facing the sector. The meeting was attended by Dr. Ahmed Azzam, Head of the Services and Follow-up Sector, Dr. Alaa Ezzouz, Head of the Agricultural Guidance Sector, Dr. Saad Moussa, Head of the Economic Affairs Sector and Supervisor of External Agricultural Relations, Dr. Hind Abdel-Latif, Director of the Central Laboratory for Pesticide Residues Analysis, Dr. Shaker Arafat, Director of the Food Technology Institute, Dr. Ahmed Helmy, Director of the Horticultural Institute, and Dr. Mohamed Ali Fahim, Head of the Agricultural Climate Change Center. The meeting was also attended by Ayman Hamouda, former Director of the Horticultural Institute, with the participation of major producers, manufacturers, traders and exporters of olive crops, a representative of the Future of Egypt Agency, some leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture, and leaders of the Horticultural Crops Development and Development Association. During the meeting, El-Sharkawy explained the objectives and tasks of the Olive Specific Council, which are linking and coordinating between stakeholders to achieve the tasks for which it was established with the aim of finding a mechanism of cooperation