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Al Dahra’s fresh produce business is in constant growth. The past few years have seen the group invest in technology, build new facilities, expand its cultivation, optimise all of its processes and enter new markets.
Fri 29/01/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
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Egypt has become a major citrus export in recent years. After a difficult 2019/20, the country’s fresh orange exports are set to rise 9% in 2020/21 compared to the previous […]
Mon 28/12/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Egypt’s orange exports reached 1.398 million tons up to October 14, according to data released by the country’s Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine. This places Egypt as the world’s top […]
Tue 03/11/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The world’s total orange production for the 2019/20 season is projected to drop 11% to 47.5 million tons due to unfavourable growing conditions in Brazil, Egypt, the European Union, and Morocco, according to USDA data. As a result, consumption, fruit for processing, and fresh exports are also expected to plummet.
Wed 05/02/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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While Spain remains the EU’s leading citrus producer, the Iberian country’s production fell from just under 7 million tons in 2006 to just over 5 million tons in 2017. The […]
Mon 29/04/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture has set up a national programme to increase vegetable cultivation and decrease its reliance on foreign imports, according to Egypt Today. The Egyptian government plays a […]
Mon 07/01/2019 by Richard Wilkinson
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The 2018/19 Egyptian orange crop is expected to be up 9.6%, according to data published by FAS Cairo. Production area is forecast to be up 5.1%, to 162,00ha. Exports are […]
Wed 19/12/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture has placed a ban on tomato export of tomatoes after it was confirmed that thousands of acres have been infected with yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). […]
Mon 22/10/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Egypt has invested heavily in its citrus sector over the past decade, with improved road and port infrastructure that allow large movements of fresh produce by sea. Costly irrigation networks […]
Mon 10/09/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Spain’s agricultural ministry reports a good crop for Andalusia’s 2017/18 citrus campaign, while flowering and fruit set in spring has been acceptable. The first part of the campaign was marked […]
Wed 22/08/2018 by Richard Wilkinson
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Demand for Egyptian oranges in the international markets has increased significantly over the last ten years. In 2016 the devaluation of the Egyptian pound made the country’s oranges more competitive […]
Mon 11/12/2017 by Richard Wilkinson
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Due to continuous deliveries of food considered unsafe from a phytosanitary point of view, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, the Rosselkhoznadzor, has imposed a provisional embargo […]
Tue 20/09/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
