The Optimal Geographic Concentration of Egypt’s Exports of Onion and Potato Crops

Faisal, Eid N.; Abd El Hameed, Sayed A.; Hussein, Ahmed M.E.

doi:10.21608/fjard.2025.349733.1098

The Optimal Geographic Concentration of Egypt’s Exports of Onion and Potato Crops

Document Type : Research articles.

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¹ Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt

² Agricultural Economics Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt

10.21608/fjard.2025.349733.1098

Abstract

Excessive geographical concentration leads to unstable export earnings. In general, the study aims to analyze the possibility of developing exports of onions and potatoes to countries around the world by measuring the geographical concentration of Egypt's exports of onion and potato crops with countries around the world. The Egyptian export market for both onion and potato crops is mainly concentrated in Asia, Europe, and Africa, accounting for nearly 100% of total Egyptian crop exports. However, North America entered as a partner for those three continents beginning in 2016 at 0.3%. Asia, Africa, and Europe remained the main destinations for Egypt's 100% potato crop exports, with Europe accounting for the bulk of Egypt's potato crop exports at a maximum of about 90% in 2011 and the lowest of 61% in 2014. The results also showed the apparent fluctuation in Egyptian export deviations from onion and potato crops during 2011-2022. The study recommended that the low rate of deviation in North and South American markets be utilized in the export of Egyptian onions, due to the recent import of Egyptian onions. The European market remains the least skewed, followed by the Asian market and then Africa's impact, which gives onion crop export policymakers a well-defined map. The Asian market is severely skewed in Egyptian potato exports, confirming that the market needs close attention and steadiness.

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