Egypt ranked first globally in orange exports, surpassing Spain, which was the world leader in the exports of orange. The total volume of Egypt’s exports of orange by the end of 2020 amounted to about 1.6 million tons. Egypt ranked first in frozen strawberries exports, while total exports during the period from January 2021 until now amounted to 3.7 million tons. The number of markets that were opened for Egyptian exports during the year 2020 so far reached 11 export markets for six export crops. The Japanese market was opened for the Egyptian agricultural exports of citrus for the first time in November 2020, a new certification for Egyptian products given the strength of the Japanese market’s procedures.
