Egypt not equipped to exploit gap in European market

The road to export success will be long and winding: Despite the cold winter hitting European imports of leafy green vegetables from Spain and causing shortages, Egypt was unable to exploit a gap in the European market, business development manager at Belco Amr El Beltagy tells Fresh Plaza. Egyptian producers and exporters either lack the required certifications or have produce with a heightened risk for health safety, he adds. However, El Beltagy says “the situation really isn’t that bleak. The little extra produce we do have does give us a little more profit than normal. And the prices are better than before.”