Egypt’s table grape exports to Saudi Arabia: another success in 2023

According to EastFruit, Egypt broke its own record of table grape exports to the Saudi Arabian market in 2023, as it shipped more than the entire previous year in just the first 10 months. Saudi Arabia had become the top importer of grapes from Egypt in 2022, and it further consolidated its position in the Egyptian export structure in 2023.

From January to October 2023, Egypt exported 33 thousand tons of table grapes to Saudi Arabia, a 16% increase from the total amount in 2022. This volume was also nearly double the average of the past five years, and more than five times the amount in 2018.

The main season of Egyptian grape exports to this market runs from May to October, but some Egyptian grapes can be found until February of the next year. Saudi Arabia was also the main destination of table grape exports from Egypt in 2023, followed by the United Kingdom and the Netherlands with 30 thousand tons each, and Germany with 21 thousand tons.