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Reefer containers of Egyptian oranges loading at Alexandria Port for export by PEI Trade

Citrus Export Trade and Market Access

What Decides the Price of Egyptian Oranges 2026/2027: How an FOB Offer Is Built and How to Read One

This page does not publish an orange price, because a published price is wrong within the week. It explains what an Egyptian orange FOB offer is built from, what moves it inside a single season, and the nine things a complete quote has to state before two offers can honestly be compared.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 23, 2026

Trade and Market Access

Force Majeure and Crop Shortfall Clauses in Egyptian Produce Contracts 2026/2027: What Actually Excuses a Missed Shipment

How force majeure and crop shortfall clauses work in Egyptian fresh produce supply contracts: which events genuinely excuse a missed shipment, which do not, and the notice, evidence and allocation wording that keeps a programme intact.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 23, 2026

Trade and Market Access

Letter of Credit Discrepancies on Egyptian Produce Shipments 2026/2027: The Document Errors That Hold Up Payment

The letter of credit discrepancies that most often delay payment on Egyptian fresh produce shipments, the UCP 600 rules behind them, and how buyer and exporter can agree the LC wording before the reefer is loaded.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 23, 2026

Quality and Compliance

Quality Tolerances on Egyptian Produce 2026/2027: How a Class I Lot Is Sampled, Counted and Passed or Rejected

How an export lot is sampled, which defects are counted as major or minor, what the Class I tolerance percentages actually permit, and how to write a tolerance into a contract that both sides can verify.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 22, 2026

Vegetables

Egyptian Squash, Zucchini and Eggplant Export Specifications 2026/2027: Grades, Pack Formats and the Winter Window

Variety types, size grades, carton formats, pallet configuration and reefer set points for Egyptian zucchini, squash and eggplant, plus the autumn and spring shipping windows.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 22, 2026

Citrus Export

Egyptian Grapefruit and Pomelo Export Specifications 2026/2027: Star Ruby Sizing, Packing and the December to April Window

Variety, internal colour, size counts, carton formats, pallet configuration and shipping windows for Egyptian grapefruit and pomelo in the 2026/2027 citrus season.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 21, 2026

Quality and Compliance

Third-Party Inspection at Loading on Egyptian Produce Exports 2026/2027: SGS, Intertek and What a Pre-Shipment Certificate Actually Covers

How independent pre-shipment inspection works on Egyptian produce containers, what SGS or Intertek can verify at the packhouse, what a certificate does not prove and how to write the inspection clause into a contract.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 21, 2026

Logistics and Cold Chain

Transit Times from Egyptian Ports 2026/2027: Sailing Days by Destination and What Quietly Adds a Week

Indicative sailing times from Alexandria, Damietta and Sokhna to the EU, UK, GCC, Russia and Asia in 2026/2027, plus the transhipment, rolling and berth delays that turn a quoted transit into a longer one.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 18, 2026

Vegetables

Egyptian Carrot and Beetroot Export Specifications 2026/2027: Varieties, Size Grades, Pack Formats and the Winter Window

Varieties, size grades, washing and pack formats for Egyptian carrot and beetroot exports in 2026/2027, with reefer set points, pallet configuration and the December to May shipping window.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 18, 2026

Logistics and Cold Chain

Weight Loss in Transit on Egyptian Produce 2026/2027: Why Net Weight Arrives Short and How to Contract For It

Moisture loss during reefer transit by crop, why a carton packed at 4.0 kg net can weigh less at destination, and the contract and packing decisions that keep the shortfall inside tolerance.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 17, 2026

Logistics and Cold Chain

Bills of Lading on Egyptian Produce Exports 2026/2027: Original, Telex Release and Seaway Bill, and Who Controls the Cargo

The three bill of lading formats used on Egyptian reefer produce shipments, what each one does to cargo release, and how the choice interacts with payment terms and free time at destination.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 17, 2026

News

Egyptian Produce Season Handover, September 2026: Mango Closing, Pomegranate Past Peak and the Citrus Line Coming Up

Where the Egyptian export season stands in mid-September 2026: late Keitt mango finishing, pomegranate past peak volume, autumn roots and onions loading, and Navel citrus maturity testing ahead of the first bookings.

ByPEI Trade
OnSeptember 16, 2026