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Spain is worried that Egyptian plans to cultivate desert land will lead to a sharp rise in citrus exports and threaten Spain\u2019s dominance as a supplier over the next few years, Maura Maxwell writes for Eurofruit<\/a>. An umbrella group for Spain\u2019s private citrus producers, called the Citrus Management Committee, says Egyptian exports have increased by 66% in the last five year and growth is set to accelerate. \u201cUnlike counterseasonal suppliers to the EU like South Africa, Egypt\u2019s harvest coincides with Spanish production, with the bulk of its volume being shipped to the EU between January and April.\u201d Already, Egypt has overtaken Turkey and Morocco in terms of sales volume to the EU, the report notes. \u201cEgypt has also benefited from the Russian veto on European agricultural products by filling the gap left by the absence of Spanish oranges on that market,\u201d the committee added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spain is worried that Egyptian plans to cultivate desert land will lead to a sharp rise in citrus exports and threaten Spain\u2019s dominance as a supplier over the next few years, Maura Maxwell writes for Eurofruit. 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