According to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Egypt and in cooperation with the Brazilian Embassy in Cairo, the country managed to export the first shipments of the new Egyptian orange crop to the Brazilian market. The shipments took place after the implementation of the free trade agreement signed between Egypt and the Mercosur countries, which includes Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay. The Deputy Minister of the Economy of Egypt, Ibrahim El-Sigini, said that delegates from a Brazilian technical mission visited Cairo last year to finalize negotiations for the import of Egyptian citrus to the Brazilian market. Several Egyptian farms were inspected as part of the preparation for opening the Brazilian market to the country’s citrus fruits. El-Sigini pointed out that last year, the Ministry’s Foreign Trade and Agreements area held a series of meetings with Egyptian businessmen and exporters in cooperation with the Brazilian Embassy in Cairo and the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in São Paulo, which contributed towards facilitating shipments.
Sources: Egypt Today/Datamar News