Agricultural exports to Brazil
The quantities of Egyptian vegetables and fruits shipped to Brazil last year represent 11 times the quantities in 2019, which is the period in which Egypt witnessed the beginning of exporting crops to this market, as it did not exceed 2,500 tons at the time.
Egypt is working to expand its fruit and vegetable export markets, and Brazil is one of the most promising destinations, according to East Fruit.
What do we export to Brazil?
Garlic was the main product that Egypt exported to Brazil in 2019, and quantities in the first year reached about 2,400 tons.
By 2023, Brazil imported more than 31,000 tons of vegetables and fruits from Egypt, including strawberries and frozen citrus varieties of oranges and tangerines.
Strawberries drive growth
The main driver of growth in total exports of fruits and vegetable products from Egypt to Brazil in 2023 was the sudden rise in frozen strawberry exports.
It increased more than 7 times compared to 2022, reaching 16 thousand tons, and gave Egypt a record share of 86% of the Brazilian import market.
Egyptian suppliers also outperformed their competitors from China, as well as from neighboring countries such as Chile and Argentina.
Oranges in Brazil
Egypt remained the largest supplier of imported oranges to Brazil for the second year in a row, delivering nearly 12,000 tons of these fruits.
In 2013, its main competitors exported only 8,300 tons from Spain, 4,800 tons from Uruguay, 1,100 tons from Chile, and 1,000 tons from Argentina.
Brazil, despite being the world leader in the production and export of orange juice, still imports between 20 and 30 thousand tons of oranges annually for fresh consumption.
Besides oranges, Egypt also exports mandarins to Brazil, where exports saw a significant increase in 2023, after rising five and a half times to 2,100 thousand tons.
However, Egypt still lags behind in the ranking of tangerine suppliers, as Uruguay and Spain shipped 5,300 tons and 4,700 tons of the fruit to Brazil last year, respectively.
Garlic was the fourth major category of Egyptian exports to Brazil in 2023, but Egyptian exporters had less success in this market compared to the tangerine sector.
Egyptian garlic exports grew by only a quarter to 1.6 thousand tons, and Egypt had a meager 1.4% share of the Brazilian import market. Argentina (87 thousand tons) and China (24 thousand tons) dominated the market.