Agriculture Minister Sayyed el Qussair said in a statement that the figure represented an income of about 3.3 billion dollars.

Citrus led foreign sales with 1.8 million tons, followed by potatoes ( 871,000), onions (578,000) and beans (192,000).

Currently, more than 160 foreign markets receive Egyptian agricultural products.

According to official data, during 2020-2021 the country exported 5.6 million tons of agricultural products, with a revenue of three billion dollars.

The sector accounts for 15 percent of the national Gross Domestic Product and employs 25 percent of the total labor force.

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