According to Eastfruit , Kazakhstan has become one of the fastest growing markets for Egyptian horticultural products in 2024, a correspondent of the Kazinform News Agency reports.

Egypt has taken the lead in the challenging category of fresh strawberry exports to the Kazakhstan market.

“Egypt became the third largest supplier of fresh strawberries to Kazakhstan in the 2022/23 marketing year (July-June), reaching first place with a total of 280 tons.

For comparison, during the four previous marketing campaigns, the annual export of this berry from Egypt to Kazakhstan ranged between 5 and 23 tons,” explains Yevhen Kuzin, fruit and vegetable market analyst at EastFruit.

At the end of the 2023/24 marketing year, which has just concluded, Egypt had become the main exporter of fresh strawberries to Kazakhstan, with shipments reaching almost 1.400 tonnes.

Egypt's share of Kazakhstan's total imports exceeded 55%, meaning that Egypt exported more fresh strawberries to Kazakhstan than all other countries combined.

“Egypt has once again confirmed its status as a country with one of the fastest rates of diversification in fruit and vegetable exports, taking advantage of the explosive growth in demand for out-of-season products in Central Asia.

In just two years, Egyptian exporters managed to surpass Azerbaijan and Turkey, which are logistically much closer to Kazakhstan,” continues Yevhen Kuzin.

Although the EU, the Middle East and Russia remain the largest importers of Egyptian fruits and vegetables, Egyptian suppliers are actively developing alternative markets, with Asia being particularly promising. In addition to Kazakhstan and Central Asia, Egypt is gradually establishing a presence with fresh berries in Southeast Asia and with frozen berries in Japan and China.