In MY 2022/23, FAS Cairo forecasts orange production to increase by almost 20 percent, to reach to 3.6 MMT compared to the previous marketing year estimate of 3.0 MMT. The increase in production is attributed to optimum weather conditions and temperatures during flowering of the trees which increased fruit set and production. Over the last 25 years, citrus growers and commercial farms have focused on producing clean fruit to maintain high volumes in high-value export markets.
Egypt’s commercial farms and growers use an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to control pests and diseases in their orchards. IPM incorporates the use of biological control and other management tools to effectively control pests in the most environmentally sensible way possible.
Most of Egypt’s orange production comes from commercial farms on reclaimed desert land established during the last three decades, rather than the Nile Valley where land ownership is an acre or less and farmers cannot afford the necessary level of investment for sustainable orange production.
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Source: apps.fas.usda.gov