Egypt leading global oranges market for second year in a row

Egypt was the world’s largest exporter of oranges in 2019, overtaking Spain for the second consecutive year, Agriculture Export Council head Abdel Hamid El Demerdash said. Exports of the crop reached 1.68 mn tonnes, El Demerdash added without specifying a value. Egyptian oranges have been gaining ground in European and global markets, with sales growing by 17% last year in Europe alone. Egypt is already one of the world’s largest producers of oranges, behind Brazil, India, China, Mexico, the US and Spain.