International Online Report (Reporter Mi Chunze, Lu Junhong): As a traditional agricultural country with developed planting industries, Egypt's fruit exports have always been one of its important sources of foreign exchange. According to official data from Egypt, Egypt has become the world's largest exporter of fresh oranges for three consecutive years, with China being one of the top ten destination countries for its fresh orange exports. Since Egypt's fresh oranges gained market access in China in 2015, the trade in fresh oranges between the two countries has flourished, and the sweet, juicy, and cost-effective Egyptian fresh oranges have also entered the water fruit basket of the Chinese people. The fresh orange trade not only promotes closer economic and trade relations between China and Egypt, but also further promotes Egypt's agricultural development.
Egypt has ample sunshine throughout the year, and good lighting conditions ensure the high quality and yield of its fresh oranges. The harvesting season of fresh oranges in Egypt starts in mid to late November and continues until mid June of the following year. Among them, navel orange and Valencia orange, which are mainly used for juice production, are the main export varieties of fresh oranges from Egypt. Egyptian fresh orange exporter Haisam believes that Egyptian fresh oranges have an excellent planting environment, and the full, juicy, sweet and delicious Egyptian fresh oranges also meet the needs of the Chinese market.
Haisam introduced: In the early stages of ripening, even when the color is still slightly green or yellow, Egyptian fresh oranges can have a Brilliance value of over 10. At this time, the taste is already very good, and its sweetness also meets the needs of the Chinese market. The temperature difference between day and night in Egypt's fresh orange cultivation areas is significant, and the temperature difference has a very important impact on the sweetness and color of oranges. Oranges produced in this environment have better quality, while Egyptian fresh oranges The planting environment of and just meets this point
With the advantage of good quality and low price, the international market demand for fresh oranges in Egypt has been continuously expanding in recent years. At present, Egyptian fresh oranges have been sold to 111 countries and regions around the world, and China is one of the top ten destination countries for Egyptian fresh orange exports. In 2015, after Egypt's fresh oranges gained market access to China, the trade in fresh oranges became a highlight of Egypt's expansion of exports to China. According to Chinese customs statistics, from January to October 2019, Egypt exported 191000 tons of fresh oranges to China, making it the largest supplier of fresh oranges to China in 2019. Ibrahim Karam, a member of the Egyptian Export Corporation and the head of fresh orange export enterprises, stated that Egyptian fresh oranges have gained the favor of Chinese consumers, and the fresh orange trade has made the economic and trade relationship between Egypt and China closer.
Ihab Karam introduced, "China is an important and strategic market for Egypt's fruit exports. The high-quality fresh oranges from Egypt can further stimulate the relevant demand in the Chinese market and increase the trust of local consumers in Egyptian fresh oranges. The cooperation between Egypt and China in fruit import and export is conducive to the development of Egypt's agricultural economy, and fruit exports have made an important contribution to Egypt's foreign exchange revenue
Egypt is an important country participating in the construction of the "the Belt and Road" project. Thanks to the connectivity promoted by the "the Belt and Road" initiative and the establishment of a green channel for African agricultural products to China, the transportation of Egypt's fresh oranges to China is also getting more and more smooth. Mohammad Hassan, the head of a local fresh orange packaging workshop in Egypt, introduced that the sorting and packaging process for fresh oranges in Egypt has reached the world's advanced level. Freshly picked oranges go through several processes and can be delivered to the fruit baskets of the Chinese people in less than a month.
