Oranges accounted for 90% of the total Egyptian exports of citrus fruits

Climate change has positively impacted the citrus cultivation in Egypt, says Amr Kadah, CEO of Egyptian produce exports Fruit Kingdom: “Despite the small size of citrus fruits this year, climate change has positively affected the production of citrus fruits in Egypt. The temperature differences between day and night helped the Egyptian citrus fruits to get good coloration, which makes the fruit more attractive for buyers. The Egyptian citrus fruits are characterized by the increase of their sugar content. The total agricultural exports of citrus fruits amounted to one million and 637 thousand tons.”

According to Kadah, the citrus from Egypt has managed to enter quite a few new markets over the past years. “The Egyptian citrus has passed the most difficult global quarry bases in the presence of the Japanese market, the Chinese market and others in just two years. The volume of citrus exports last year reached 1.8 million tons of citrus fruits, out of a total of 5.6 million tons of agricultural exports as a whole. Citrus cultivation in Egypt occupies about 480 thousand acres, with different varieties such as oranges of all kinds, tangerines, Adalia lemons, mandarin and grapefruits, all of which are exportable. Oranges accounted for 90% of the total exports of citrus fruits.”