Egypt: Sugar Annual

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   EG2022-0012

Egypt maintains a steady production of sugarcane, however sugar beet production areas are expanding. FAS Cairo (Post) forecasts refined sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2022/23 to increase by approximately 2.5 percent, or 70,000 metric tons (MT), to reach 2.92 million metric tons (MMT). The Egyptian government announced that they have reached 90 percent self-sufficiency in sugar production. The government also announced the establishment of a new developmental project in New Delta, producing strategic commodities and allocated 35,000 feddans (14,700 hectares) for sugar beet production.

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