Category Vegetables

Faba beans — broad beans, the heart of ful medames — are Egypt’s signature legume and national dish. Demand is so large that Egypt is in fact the world’s biggest importer of faba beans: domestic production cannot cover consumption, so…

Egypt is, for all practical purposes, the world’s source for molokhia (jute mallow, “Egyptian spinach”) — the leaf behind the iconic green soup — and a strong supplier of frozen spinach. Both are leafy greens, frozen at peak freshness to…

Cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli — the cool-season brassicas — are dependable Egyptian winter vegetables, grown in the milder months and shipped fresh (and frozen as florets) to the Gulf, the EU and Russia. Cabbage stores and travels well; cauliflower and…

Carrots are a steady, high-volume Egyptian root export — smooth, deep-orange roots grown in sandy soils, washed and graded for the Gulf, Russia, Europe and Eastern Europe. They store and travel well, making them a dependable year-round program crop. This…

Egypt is one of the world’s leading exporters of frozen okra — tender baby pods, whole or cut, IQF-frozen and shipped year-round to the Gulf, North America and Europe, where okra is a kitchen staple. A long warm season and…

Egypt is one of the world’s largest tomato growers — among the top five producers globally and the biggest in Africa — but most of that crop is consumed at home, and its export trade runs on two tracks: a…

Beetroot is a dependable, well-travelling Egyptian root export — deep-red table beet shipped fresh to Europe, the Gulf and Russia, plus cooked and frozen beetroot for the convenience trade. Sandy soils, good storage behaviour and steady demand make it a…

Egypt is one of the world’s leading herb exporters — fragrant fresh mint, basil, parsley, dill and coriander airfreighted to Europe and the Gulf, and a huge dried-herb and spice-seed industry supplying basil, marjoram, mint, coriander, cumin and fennel to…

Egypt is the world’s largest globe artichoke producer and a significant exporter — fresh heads in winter and, increasingly, frozen hearts and bottoms year-round. With a warm Delta climate that yields artichokes when European production is dormant, Egypt is a…

Sweet potato is one of Egypt’s standout horticultural export success stories — orange-fleshed roots that have made the country the leading supplier to European supermarkets, overtaking the United States. A warm climate, sandy reclaimed-desert soils ideal for clean roots, and…