Egyptian grape volumes up

Egyptian company Ghabbour Farms export fruit and vegetables to Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia and Africa as well as supplying the local market. The main products are grapes, citrus, stone fruits, mangoes and pomegranates, they also export outsourced products as such as strawberries and watermelons while tomatoes, cucumbers and onions are sold mostly in the local market.

Ghabbour Farms specialises in mangoes, the company produces eleven different varieties of mango, each kind has its own and unique taste in order to better suit the market where its heading.

Mina Eissa, Logistics & Key Account Manager at Gabbour Farms, says he expects the grape production to be up this season, especially with seedless white grapes shipped to the European market, he adds that this may have an impact on the market.

At the moment Gabbour Farms are exporting oranges, peaches and nectarines to Europe, India and the Far East. So far this season 50 containers of Valencia oranges have been exported, exports will continue until the end of April - beginning of May, Mr Eissa expects to export a further 30 containers.

Gabbour Farms have, for the first time exported stone fruit via sea freight this season with between 15-20 containers exported.

As for the market in general Eissa explains, "prices are not at their best level, but the situation is improving day by day. Demand for more products and volumes is increasing and it looks like the Egyptian market for exports is about to reach a higher rank globally".

He goes on to say that the situation in Egypt is facing severe obstacles when it comes to sea freight exports as there are strikes in several Egyptian ports every now and then and there’s always shortages in equipment being offered to suppliers.

For more information:
Mina Eissa

Gabbour Farms
Tel : +2 012 88 4444 69
Fax : +2 (02) 35 39 0483
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