CAIRO, August 7, 2018 (MENA) - The Egyptian Food Export Council (FEC) said the value of Egypt food products' exports hit $ 1.44 billion in the first half of 2018. In a statement released on Tuesday, FEC said Arab countries top the list of countries receiving Egyptian food exports with their imports' value amounting to $ 753 million, to be followed by the European Union whose imports of Egyptian food products was worth $ 213 million, then non-Arab African countries with $ 184 million, the US with $ 66 million and other world countries with $ 229 million. Saudi Arabia tops the list of countries receiving Egyptian food exports with $ 150 million worth of imports, followed by Jordan, Libya, the US and the UAE, Yemen, Iraq, Germany, Morocco and Algeria, the council added in the statement. As for the non-Arab African countries, Kenya ranked first among countries importing food products from Egypt, with its exports estimated at $ 30 million, followed by Madagascar, Ethiopia, South Africa, and Uganda, the statement said. In the first five months of 2018, Egyptian food products were exported to 159 countries, 52 per cent of them were Arab states. Frozen vegetables were on top of Egypt's food exports, followed by soft drinks, cheese, sugar, pickled olives, fruit juices, chocolates and baked products.
