Egypt became the largest supplier of oranges from the Northern Hemisphere

Egypt continues to actively increase the export of oranges to the Southeast Asian region, EastFruit informs. Moreover, it is Egypt that remains the largest supplier of oranges from the countries of the Northern Hemisphere there.

In the first five months of the current season (October 2022 – February 2023), Egypt exported almost 25 000 tonnes of oranges to the main countries of Southeast Asia (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and Cambodia), which became the largest export volume in this period for at least the last five years.

Egypt also remains the largest supplier of Northern Hemisphere oranges to the region, second only to South Africa in terms of exports. At the same time, Egyptian suppliers almost do not enter into direct competition with South Africa, since the peak of its exports is in July-October, and Egypt exports the bulk of oranges in January-May.

In total, these countries of Southeast Asia import from 150 000 to 180 000 tonnes of oranges during the season, and the market in this region remains extremely concentrated. The two leading countries (South Africa and Egypt) provide almost two-thirds of all orange supplies there, and the total share of the Top-5 suppliers (South Africa, Egypt, China, Australia, and the USA), depending on the season, can reach 96%.