An Analytical Study of Egyptian Exports of Oranges in the Most Important Global Markets

This research aimed to study the current production situation of the orange crop in Egypt and to study the geographical distribution of exported quantities and the export value of the orange crop to the most important countries in the world to estimate indicators of the competitiveness of Egyptian oranges in its most important global markets, in addition to estimating the near-optimal demand model for the orange crop in the most important global markets. The results showed that the average area of ​​fruitful oranges in Egypt during the period (2000-2022) amounted to about 247.01 thousand acres and ranged between a minimum of about 144.41 thousand acres in 2022 and a maximum of about 312.578 thousand acres in 2015. The results also showed that the Russian Federation occupied It ranked first in terms of the most important countries importing Egyptian oranges, with an average quantity of about 128.82 thousand tons during that period, and a relative importance of about 16.86%, while the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia came in second place, with an average quantity of about 107.56 thousand tons, and a relative importance of about 14.08%. While China came in third place with an average quantity of about 67.77 thousand tons, with a relative importance of about 8.87%, the Netherlands, Bangladesh, and India came in fourth place and even sixth place, respectively, with an average quantity of about 60.48, 43.45, and 38.80 thousand tons, with a relative importance of about 7.92%, 5.69%, and 5.08% for each of them, respectively.