Egypt exports largest quantity of agricultural products in its history in 2023

STORY: Egypt exports largest quantity of agricultural products in its history in 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 22, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:49 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of an open market 2. various of farmers picking up oranges STORYLINE: Egypt's Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Al Sayed Al Qusair said on Tuesday that Egypt exported the largest quantity of agricultural products in its history in 2023 as it amounted to 7.5 million tons, generating revenues worth $8.8 billion. During a cabinet meeting, the minister pointed out that Egypt ranked first in the exports of orange and frozen strawberry. In that context, he clarified that the value of fresh goods reached 3.7 billion U.S. dollars, while that of processed food recorded 5.1 billion dollars. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Cairo. (XHTV)

Egyptian citrus fruits enter New Zealand market

STORY: Egyptian citrus fruits enter New Zealand market DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Agriculture Ministry in Cairo 2. various of orange farms 3. various of workers picking oranges 4. shot of oranges prepared for exporting 5. various of open-air markets selling oranges and lemon STORYLINE: Egypt has opened a new market for the country's citrus, for the first time, to New Zealand, the Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday. The Egyptian authorities announced that "the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Al-Qusair, received a report from the head of the Egyptian Agricultural Quarantine stating that a new market had been opened to export all Egyptian citrus varieties to New Zealand, after the successful opening of the market to oranges two years ago." The step came after two-year negotiations and technical visits between the two countries. The negotiations led to a protocol that has been signed between the Egyptian agricultural quarantine