Egypt’s agricultural exports jump in 2018

Egypt’s cotton, dates, citrus exports jump in 2018: Egypt’s dates exports rose 254% y-o-y in 2017, marking the highest y-o-y increase in agricultural exports during the year, according to a cabinet statement. Other crops and produce that Egypt exported more of last year included cotton (18.9%), mandarin oranges (38.4%), tomatoes (28.5%), oranges (22.1%), and lemons (11.1%).