Egypt is about to overtake Spain as world’s largest orange exporter

Egypt’s orange exports have been gaining ground in European and global markets, with sales growing by 17% in Europe alone, according to a report by Radio France Internationale (RFI). This year, Egypt could export up to 1.65 mn tonnes of oranges and replace Spain as the world’s main orange exporter, Freshplaza notes. Egypt is already one of the world’s largest producers of oranges, behind Brazil, India, China, Mexico, the US and Spain.