AN ANALYTICAL STUDY FOR EGYPTIAN TOMATOES EXPORTS IN THE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Agric. Econ. Dept., Fac. of Agric. Mansoura University

2 Agric. Econ. Institute, Agric. Research Center

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to determine the factors affecting
Tomatoes Exports .
Egyptian Tomatoes Exports have sever decreasing in the last years
from 25.7 thousand tons through the period (1989 -1994) to 5.1 thousand
tons through the period (1995 - 2000), which lead to decreasing in Tomatoes
market share from 0.97% to 0.28% .
The study showed that Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Kuwait are the
main markets of Tomatoes Exports . The total quantities which exported to
these markets represented about 95.3% , 96.7%, through the period ( 89-
1994 ) , ( 95-2000 ) respectively.
The study indicated that the changing in total quantities imported for
Saudi Arabia and Lebanon explained about 38% , 53% of changing in
Egyptian Tomatoes exports to each of them respectively, while Kuwait
Tomatoes production explained about 36% of changing in Egyptian Tomatoes
exports to that market. The study explain that increasing exports of tomatoes
needs to an effective policy.