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Egypt's agricultural exports exceeded 6.3 million tons in 2022, marking a fresh record high, with an increase of more than 624,000 tons from 2021, according to a statement from the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation on December 31st.
This came “despite the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic, the Russian-Ukrainian crisis, the disruption in international trade movement,” the ministry said.
In 2022, Egypt opened 16 new markets for its agricultural products, namely China, Japan, the US, New Zealand, the Philippines, Chile, Uruguay, Venezuela, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and South Africa.