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مجلة التبادل العلمى
مجلة التبادل العلمى - جامعة الاسكندرية
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45
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Egyptian exports are generally considered one of the
main economic activities, as the economic policy aims to
maximize their returns by increasing and diversifying
exports. Onions are also an important export crop that can
contribute to providing foreign currency. Therefore, the
research aimed to study the competitiveness of Egyptian
exports of onion crops in its most important import
markets. One of the most important results reached by the
research was that by studying the percentage of loss in the
crop, it was found that it is a result of the production
process and marketing operations from transportation,
storage, packaging and lack of good ventilation of the
crop, as well as the lack of resistance of some varieties of
onions to diseases, especially fungal diseases, as the
percentage of loss in the crop annually reaches about
9.83%. As well as the penetration rate of the most
important markets importing Egyptian onions during that
period, it became clear that the competitiveness of
Egyptian exports of Egyptian onions in the most important
markets importing them has decreased, which requires
activating the role of Egyptian trade representation offices
in embassies in these countries and working to open new
markets for Egyptian onion exports. Saudi Arabia is
considered the most important importing country for
Egyptian onions, as it imported approximately 157
thousand tons of Egyptian onions, and the percentage of
concentration of exports of that crop was estimated at
Within the Saudi market, about 57.93%, while the
Netherlands ranked second, as the quantity of Egyptian
onion exports amounted to about 26 thousand tons, while
the geographical concentration factor of Egyptian onions in
that market was estimated at about 15.78%, while Italy and
the Russian Federation came in third and fourth place with
a percentage of 12.30% and 12.29% respectively.
Therefore, the study recommends the necessity of opening
new markets for Egyptian onion exports, and not relying
mainly on one market or a specific number of markets for
the onion crop.
Keywords: Geographical concentration -
competitiveness – Egypt
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