Egyptian frozen strawberry exports to EU reach record high in Jan-Jul 2023

According to EastFruit, Egypt has doubled its exports of frozen strawberries to the EU market over the past five years and continued to increase its exports this year. In the first seven months of this year, the export of these berries in frozen form from Egypt to EU countries reached a record level for this period.

From January to July 2023, a total of 95,000 tons of Egyptian frozen strawberries were imported into EU countries, which is 5% higher than in the same period of the previous year and one and a half times higher than the average for the previous five years! However, only in May and June of this year, exports from Egypt to the EU were lower than last year, while in other months it significantly exceeded it.

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It is worth noting that last year Egypt accounted for almost two-thirds of the import of frozen garden strawberries into the EU from non-member countries. The EU itself is the largest sales market for frozen garden strawberries in the world, and imports of this product reached 207 thousand tons in 2022. However, in the first seven months of 2023, total imports into the EU decreased to a three-year minimum, amounting to 135,000 tons.