Egypt exported around 180,000 tons of food products in the last week of September, with Arab countries topping the list of importers, the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) said in its latest weekly report on Sunday. Between September 27 and October 3, the authority approved 4,100 export shipments from 1,365 Egyptian companies, covering approximately 680 varieties of food products, the NFSA added. Exports included fresh vegetables, fruits, grain-based products, and processed foods. The authority said the weekly shipments reached markets in 174 countries, led by Algeria, the Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, and Libya. Among vegetables, beans of all types topped the list with 12,000 tons, followed by sweet potatoes at 10,000 tons, and mixed frozen vegetables at 5,000 tons. A total of 35 vegetable types were exported, amounting to around 40,000 tons. For fruits, pomegranates led with 10,000 tons, followed by mangoes and strawberries, each with 7,000 tons. Egypt exported 33 types of fruits during the week, totalling 33,000 tons. The NFSA report is part of a weekly series tracking Egypt's food export performance and regulatory activities. Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English
