Egypt\u2019s food industry exports to China have seen $36m during 2020 increasing by 21 percent, according to Tameem El-Dawy, Deputy Executive Director at the Egyptian Food Export Council (FEC).<\/p>\n
El-Dawy\u2019s remarks came during a virtual seminar to discuss opportunities for developing Egyptian food exports to China.<\/p>\n
He added that the sector\u2019s exports to the Chinese market have recorded a growth of 836 percent between 2014 and 2020.<\/p>\n
He further noted that 10 food products represent about 98% of the total Egyptian food exports to the Chinese market, with a value of $35.9m in 2020. Foremost of these are sugarcane bagasse, which accounts for a value of $20.6m and 56.6% of total exports, followed by frozen strawberries, for which Egypt is currently the world\u2019s leading exporter.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are food products in Chinese imports items that have an alternative in Egyptian exports products, with a value of $20bn in 2019,\u201d El-Dawy said, \u201cChina is the second largest importer in the world in all commodity sectors, with a value of $2trn, representing 10.8% of the world\u2019s total imports in 2019, with its total imports from the food industry reaching $90bn.\u201d<\/p>\n
Zhou Zhencheng, Minister Counsellor of the Economic and Commercial Office at China\u2019s Embassy in Cairo, said that fruit makes up the lion\u2019s share of Egypt\u2019s food export to China.<\/p>\n
He added that, since 2019, fruit has become Egypt\u2019s second largest export category to China, second only to oil and gas products.<\/p>\n
Zencheng noted that in 2020, China imported $110m of Egyptian fruit, out of which $96m was spent on fresh oranges, $13m on frozen strawberries, and approximately $0.5m on fresh grapes. He pointed out that Egypt\u2019s fruit exports to China in 2020 boasted an increase of 423.8% compared to 2015.<\/p>\n
He further elaborated that China is the second largest source of imported fresh oranges, which account for 20% of China\u2019s import market. Additionally, the country is also the second largest source of imported frozen strawberries, which account for more than 35% of China\u2019s import market.<\/p>\n
\u201cEgyptian fresh dates are China\u2019s first and only import permission on this fruit, and moreover, Egyptian fresh oranges, grapes, dates, and beetroot pulp have successfully entered the Chinese market,\u201d Al-Dawy said, \u201cRelated procedures for the export of Egyptian pomegranates to China have been initiated.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that Egyptian businesses can apply to the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), through Egypt\u2019s Embassy in China, for the entry of other agriculture products with export potential. He disclosed that the Chinese Government actively facilitates the export of Egyptian agriculture products to China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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