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November 2021

Egypt's agricultural exports are 5.2 million tons to date, up 600,000 tons from the same period last year.

H.E Mr. Al-quser, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, received a report from Dr. Ahmed Al-Attar, head of the Central Quarantine Department, on total agricultural exports from 1 January 2021 to 24 November 2021, which amounted to about 5 million, 200,000 and 864 tons of agricultural products, an increase of about 600 tons over the same period last year.

The minister added that total agricultural exports of saltpeter's amounted to 1 million and 882,000 300 tons, as well as the export of 620,000 769 tons of potatoes, to second place in post-citrus agricultural exports, while 607,000 tons and 247,000 tons of fodder were exported, third place in exports, and onions placed fourth place in agricultural exports at 256,000 and 255,000 tons, while grapes placed fifth place in exports With a total of 143,000 and 201 tons, Egypt's potato exports were in sixth place with a total of 94,000 and 322 tons, Egypt's pomegranate exports were in seventh place with a total of 79,000 and 593 tons, followed by mangoes with a total of 36,000 and 441 tons in eighth place, beans with a total export position of 25,000 and 210 tons, and strawberries with a total of 20,000 and 9,942 tons in agricultural exports.

Garlic come at  11th place with 18,000 and 784 tons in total, guava with 14,000 and 133 tons in total, melon with 8,000 and 462 tons in total, and pepper with 7504 tons in total.