Saudi Arabia’s quarantine authorities denied entry of a 27-tonne shipment of Egyptian tomatoes, saying it was unfit for human consumption, Al Masry Al Youm reported on Wednesday. Egyptian quarantine officials reportedly confirmed the shipment contains rotten tomatoes. While the move does not appear to be another blanket ban on a particular good from Egypt, it does not look good for Egyptian produce, which has been slapped with multiple bans on pepper and strawberry exports to Saudi, the UAE, and Sudan. The spate in bans has led the government to tighten safety restrictions on agricultural exports.

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