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Minister of Agriculture announces opening of Salvadoran market to Egyptian lemon exports
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Mr. Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, announced the success of Egypt’s agricultural quarantine authority in opening the Salvadoran market to Egyptian lemon exports. This achievement comes within the framework of the state’s strategy to enhance access to global markets and diversify export destinations for Egyptian agricultural products.
The Minister explained that this approval was the result of a comprehensive technical agreement between the quarantine authorities of both countries, following intensive negotiations to ensure that Egyptian products meet the highest international standards of quality and plant health.
The announcement followed the participation of Egypt’s Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine in the 20th session of the International Plant Protection Convention, which significantly contributed to strengthening trade ties and opening new opportunities for Egyptian exporters in Central American countries.
Dr. Mohamed El-Mansi, Head of the Central Administration for Agricultural Quarantine, confirmed that this success was the outcome of bilateral technical meetings with the Salvadoran side and representatives of several other countries to follow up on market access files. He noted strong positive indicators for opening additional markets to various Egyptian agricultural commodities in the near future.
As part of the implementation steps for starting exports, Egypt’s agricultural quarantine authority issued Technical Circular No. 8 of 2026, which includes all technical regulations and plant health requirements specific to the Salvadoran market. This circular was distributed to all quarantine offices and ports, and exporters were notified to ensure full compliance with the required standards.
The Ministry of Agriculture reaffirmed its commitment to continuing support for the coding and monitoring system of exports, ensuring the reputation of Egyptian agricultural exports in global markets, and achieving the state’s targets of increasing foreign currency revenues from commodity exports.
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