The Trade and Industry Ministry is looking to prioritize bolstering date exports in the coming season, Minister Tarek Kabil said, according to Ahram Gate. Kabil talked strategy at a meeting with representatives from UNIDO, FAO, Italian and German agencies, the Association of Egypt’s dates and Agriculture Ministry official. Egyptian date exports increased by 8% y-o-y in 2016, and imports of manufactured dates went down by 55% y-o-y.

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