# Egypt exported 190,000 tonnes of food in the first week of October

> Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority report for October 3–9 recorded 190,000 tonnes of food exports by 1,454 companies and about 235,000 tonnes of imports by 940 companies. Sweet potatoes, onions and pomegranates led reported exports.

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- Published: 2026-10-15T20:19:53+00:00
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A report published October 11 by Egypt’s State Information Service, citing the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA), said 1,454 companies exported 190,000 tonnes of food in 4,333 consignments from October 3 to 9. The shipments covered about 770 product types and went to 163 countries. Vegetable exports totalled 51,000 tonnes and fruit exports 30,000 tonnes.

Sweet potatoes led vegetable exports at 16,000 tonnes, followed by 13,000 tonnes of onions and about 10,000 tonnes of beans. Fruit shipments included 10,000 tonnes of pomegranates, about 8,000 tonnes of strawberries and 7,000 tonnes of mangoes. The same week, 940 companies imported about 235,000 tonnes in 2,265 consignments; these are weekly flows, not monthly or annual totals.

## Data

### Egypt’s weekly food trade

Food shipments from October 3 to 9, 2026, as reported in the NFSA weekly report published October 11.

Methodology: The NFSA’s 38th weekly report gives export and import consignments for October 3–9 by tonnage, consignment count and company count. Import tonnage is approximately 235,000 tonnes, shown rounded in the table. These figures cover that week only and are not monthly or annual totals.

| Flow | Tonnes | Consignments | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food exports | 190000 | 4333 | 1454 |
| Food imports | 235000 | 2265 | 940 |

Sources: <https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/egyptian-food-exports-reach-190-000-tonnes-in-first-week-of-october/> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-food-trade-first-week-october-2026/data/egypt-weekly-food-trade?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/egypt-food-trade-first-week-october-2026/data/egypt-weekly-food-trade?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [State Information Service of Egypt (reporting the NFSA weekly report)](<https://sis.gov.eg/en/media-center/news/egyptian-food-exports-reach-190-000-tonnes-in-first-week-of-october/>) (Source checked: 2026-10-15; Published: 2026-10-11)

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