Egypt

U.S. Trade with Egypt in 2022

Export Market Rank
#13 Among U.S. Agricultural Export Markets
Total Export Value
$2.36 Billion
3-Year Average
$2.14 Billion
Compound Average Growth
3.4% (2013-2022)
Total Export Value 2013 - 2022
Export Value by Commodity 2022

Top 10 Exports to Egypt in 2022

Commodity Total Value (USD) Total Volume (Metric Tons) 10-Year Average Value (USD) 10-Year Growth
Soybeans $1.94 Billion 3.09 Million $825.83 Million 578%
Beef & Beef Products $94.04 Million 47,900 $101.1 Million -44%
Dairy Products $74.24 Million 15,547 $70.08 Million -51%
Other Feeds, Meals & Fodders $51.36 Million 57,204 $85.42 Million -51%
Wheat $30.54 Million 66,732 $114.1 Million -94%
Tree Nuts $26.35 Million 5,378 $30.31 Million -5%
Forest Products $25.46 Million --- $27.34 Million -7%
Distillers Grains $24.39 Million 87,117 $32.15 Million -34%
Cotton $15.67 Million 3,012 $32.16 Million -54%
Ethanol (non-bev.) $11.97 Million --- $1.41 Million 2623%

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Data and Analysis

The planting of GE crops in Egypt is currently not authorized as there is no biosafety legal framework in place. The absence of a legal biosafety framework impedes field trials and commercialization of GE crops.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Egypt: Grain and Feed Update

Egyptian marketing year (MY) 2023/24 wheat imports are estimated at 12.0 million metric tons (MMT), up by 6.9 percent from MY 2022/23 due to lower area and production.
Attaché Report (GAIN)

Egypt: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual

In Egypt, grapes are one of the most widely grown fruit crops, second to citrus. There are many varieties of table grapes produced in Egypt.

News and Features

As fall approaches, September celebrates the most-consumed meat in the United States: chicken. Two-thirds of U.S. chicken are raised in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas. And did you know that U.S. chicken meat is also a top agricultural export for our nation?
May is World Trade Month, and USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service is marking the occasion by sharing some of the most recent facts and figures about U.S. agricultural trade.
Communications to Congress

Food for Progress Program – FY 2021 Report to Congress

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