Egyptian agricultural exports value falls 1.5% in nine months to May 2019

The value of Egyptian agricultural exports fell to USD 1.84 bn in the nine months to May 2019, a 1.5% y-o-y drop from USD 1.87 bn during the same period a year earlier, according to an Agricultural Exports Council report picked up by the local press. Egypt exported 3.84 mn tonnes of agricultural products during the period, a 6.2% increase from last year. Citrus products made up 46% of exports, and Arab countries were the biggest customers, comprising 33% of the total value of exported products.