COMPETITIVENESS OF EGYPTIAN STRAWBERRY CROP WITHIN THE MOST IMPORTANT EUROPEAN UNION MARKETS

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Dept. Agric. Econ. and Rural Develop., Fac. Agric. Environ. Sci., Arish Univ., Egypt.

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The research aims to study the competitiveness of grape and strawberry crops within EU, and the results showed that the Belgium market ranks first as the most important and largest European Union country importing Egyptian strawberries, as the average quantity imported from Egyptian strawberries reached about 4.07 thousand tons, representing about 42.30%,The German market comes in second place among the countries importing Egyptian strawberries, as the quantity exported reached about 3.22 thousand tons, representing about 33.47% of the total quantity exported to EU. The Netherlands market comes in third place, as the average quantity of strawberries exported to it reached about 903.4 tons. The export strength of strawberries within the Belgian market amounted to about 1.20% of local production, with a penetration rate of about 12.28%. The German market represents the second European Union market for importing Egyptian strawberries, absorbing about 33.47%. The export strength of Egyptian strawberries in the German market 0.71%, and the penetration rate of strawberries in the German market reached about 0.86%. The Netherlands market comes in third place, it absorbs about 9.38% of the average amount of Egyptian exports from Strawberries. The export power of Egyptian strawberries in the Dutch market amounted to about 0.45% of local production. It was found that the penetration rate of Egyptian strawberries in the Dutch market amounted to about 3.63%, which is greater than the correct one, which means an increase in the ability of Egyptian strawberry exports to penetrate the Dutch markets.

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Sinai Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 13, Issue 1
January and February 2024
Pages 117-130

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