In general, and for 3 years, Egypt has been at the top of the list of the largest orange exporters around the world, the estimates of exports for the current year reach 1.7 million tons, through the annual production of about 4.7 million tons of citrus fruits, more than 80% of which are oranges. Until the end of last season, Egyptian oranges ranked second on the list of major suppliers of oranges to the Northern Hemisphere, after its first competitor from Johannesburg, South Africa.

Egyptian sweet potatoes are indispensable in the European market, while England, the Netherlands, Russia, Germany, and Italy are the European countries most in demand for sweet potatoes, as they are used in the pastry industry.

Egyptian sweet potatoes have become the strongest savior for the European market, especially where there is a thirst in the market for the product in light of the decline in production and the decline in supply.

It is one of the most important leguminous crops that grows in temperate regions and produces green pods, which are then dried until they turn into white grains. It is exported at about 12 thousand tons per year.

White beans belong to the bean family, and they are an important food source that is commonly used all over the world, because they contain a large amount of protein, in addition to being rich in amino acids that work to form various proteins.

White beans are used in cuisines around the world, especially in Mediterranean-influenced dishes, such as barbouche in Algeria and Morocco, fasolia in Iraq and minestrone soup in Italy.

White beans are rich in fibre, iron and magnesium. They also have a very low glycemic index and have detoxifying properties. Unlike red meat, which is a source of protein, white beans have far fewer calories and are almost fat-free.

We export the best quality of white beans to North Africa and the Middle East. In addition, we offer high quality white beans for canning in Italy, Spain and the UK.

The latest reports indicated that Egypt’s income from exporting black-eyed peas reached $30 million, and Egypt ranked fifth among the exporting countries in the world. The number of markets to which Egypt exports reached 16 major markets, and the five largest markets among them accounted for 85.81% of Egypt’s exports.

Black-eyed peas contain calcium, iron, folate, potassium and other minerals and vitamins, and they also contain health benefits linked to heart disease and cancer.

There are several dishes prepared from black-eyed peas, the most important of which are black-eyed peas with meat, black-eyed peas with oil, black-eyed peas makloubeh, and black-eyed pea soup.

Egypt is the first in the world in exporting frozen strawberries, and we annually export approximately 215 thousand tons of frozen strawberries, which constitute 6% of total food exports, and we are ranked fifth in the production and export of strawberries in the world.

Egypt is one of the first countries in the world to export frozen artichokes, and it goes through several stages, starting with cultivating the land, then the importing stage, which is carried out by suppliers or so-called importers, then the stage of “looms” or artichoke processing centers, whose role is limited to cutting the artichokes and cleaning them according to the specified specifications in the delivery stage to factories or export stations that prepare it for export abroad.