Category Fruits

Egypt is the world’s largest producer of dates, with a vast palm population spread across the Nile Valley, the Western Desert oases and fast-growing reclaimed-desert projects. From soft Zaghloul to dry Siwi and premium Medjool, Egyptian dates supply the Gulf,…

Egypt’s date varieties are best understood by moisture: soft (wet), semi-dry and dry. That single property decides how a date is eaten, how long it keeps and which market it suits — a soft Zaghloul is a fresh, perishable delicacy,…

Dates sit between fresh produce and processed food, so their export requirements combine plant-health rules, residue limits, a strong focus on storage-pest control, and — for most key markets — halal certification. This guide sets out what an importer and…

Dates are unusual among Egyptian exports because storage depends entirely on type: dry dates are shelf-stable and travel at ambient temperature, while soft fresh dates need refrigeration like any perishable fruit. Across both, the same theme runs through everything —…

Finding the right date export companies in Egypt is the first real decision for any importer sourcing Egyptian dates — the world’s largest date producer. This guide ranks and profiles the leading Egyptian date exporters, explains the criteria that separate…

Egypt is one of the world’s fastest-growing pomegranate exporters. Backed by the deep-red, globally-demanded Wonderful variety and a long tradition of growing pomegranates in Upper Egypt, the country supplies an autumn window that reaches the EU, Russia, the Gulf, India…

Stone fruit — apricots, peaches, nectarines and plums — are Egypt’s sweet early-summer fruits, with apricots the flagship. They are delicate, climacteric (they ripen after harvest) and bruise easily, so they reward careful maturity selection, a tight cold chain and,…

Figs are one of Egypt’s oldest and most distinctive fruits, exported two ways: fresh figs — sweet, delicate and among the most perishable fruits in the trade, moved by air at premium prices — and dried figs, shelf-stable and graded…

Guava is one of Egypt’s beloved traditional fruits and a growing export — fragrant white-flesh guava shipped fresh to the Gulf and increasingly Europe, plus frozen guava pulp and halves for the juice and processing industry. With large autumn volumes…

Egypt is a strong early-season melon exporter, sending aromatic cantaloupe, netted Galia, smooth Charentais and yellow honeydew to Europe and the Gulf ahead of the main Mediterranean crop. A warm climate and protected early production let Egypt open the melon…