Egypt's Ministry of Agriculture announced that the Brazilian market has officially opened to Egyptian strawberry seedling exports following Brazil's completion of a pest risk analysis, as per a Cabinet statement. The minister of agriculture emphasised Egypt's goal of becoming a hub for seedling production and export, particularly for strawberries, leveraging the country's competitive advantages, including free trade agreements with global economic blocs. Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English Subediting: M. S. Salama