Egypt’s food exports hit record high in 2025

Egypt’s food exports grew by around 12 percent to their highest-ever level of nearly $7 billion in 2025 as the country pushed into more markets.

The value of food exports last year surpassed 2024’s $6.1 billion by $711 million, Egypt’s Food Export Council said on its website on Wednesday.

Last year’s exports were also more than double the value 10 years earlier, the FEC said.

“Egyptian food industries exports jumped to a new record level in 2025. This reaffirms the sector’s growing role as one of the key drivers of foreign currency earnings and industrial growth,” it said.

Between 2015 and 2025, Egypt’s food exports recorded sustained growth, rising from around $2.7 billion in 2015 to around $4 billion in 2021 before climbing to their highest level last year, it added.

In August 2025, an official announced that Egypt aims to boost farming exports to around $19 billion in 2030.

Farm and food exports are targeted to reach $7 billion while manufactured foodstuffs are projected to grow to $12 billion.

The plan includes penetrating new markets besides the traditional markets in Europe and the GCC, said Abdul Hameed Damirdash, chairman of Egypt’s Agriculture Export Council.

In a previous report, the FEC said Egypt’s main food exports include citrus fruits, potatoes (fresh and frozen), olives, frozen strawberries, grapes, mangoes, garlic, pasta, food preparations, herbs and spices, and tahini products. Arab countries account for nearly 48 percent of these exports.

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