Egyptian exporters significantly increased shipments of fruits and vegetables to the Russian market, according to the head of Egypt’s Ministry of Industry and Trade Tariq Kabila.
These imports from Egypt became replacements for the now-banned products once imported from Turkey. The list of Turkish goods, import of which was prohibited, includes tomatoes, onions and shallots, cauliflower and cabbage, broccoli, cucumbers and gherkins, fresh and dried oranges and tangerines, grapes, apples, pears, apricots, peaches and nectarines, plums and sloes, strawberries.
The minister also talked about existing problems in its trade relationship with Russia such as restrictions and trade barriers for several types of food products. The paths and possibilities for solving these issues will be a major topic of the meeting between specialists attending the Russian-Egyptian business forum in Egypt.