Dr Adel El-Beltagy, Egyptian Minister of Agriculture and Land reclamation, met on Thursday with the Russian ambassador in Cairo to discuss Russia's offer to increase Egyptian agricultural exports to the Russian market to compensate for the deficit in agricultural products resulting from the ban on the export of European products.
The Russian side expressed its willingness to import over 60 agricultural commodities from Egypt to meet the needs of the Russian market, and that a joint committee formed by agricultural quarantine authorities from both countries is to examine all agricultural products exported to Russia to facilitate their entry into this market.
The list of agricultural products that Moscow wants to import includes citrus fruits, peaches, grapes, pomegranates, dates, guava, aubergines, onions, potatoes, garlic, melons, artichokes, beans, strawberries, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, watercress, cucumbers, carrots, parsley, leeks, celery, coriander, mint, peppers, tomatoes, beets and dill, among many others. It also includes flowers and ornamental plants.
An Egyptian-Russian agreement would facilitate the export of certain Moroccan agricultural products for the first time, including apples, pears, apricots, nectarines, plums, figs, pineapples, mangoes, frozen vegetables and frozen fruits and vegetables, as well as dried berries and mushrooms.
