The research aims to identify date palm area and the present situation of date production in Egypt. Egypt position was correlated with produced and consumed countries as well as feddan productivity and individual demand function of date. The Study showed that Arab countries area cultivated was palm date increased annually by a significant rate that reached 0.017 million feddan. Annually growing rate of date was 0.87%. And world area cultivated was palm date increased annually by a significant rate that reached 0.112 million feddan. Annually growing rate of date was 4.2%. Area cultivated was palm date of Egypt increased annually by a significant rate that reached 2.2 thousand feddan. Annually growing rate of date was 2.6%, during the period of study (2000- 2012).
The Study showed that Arab countriesproduction of date increased annually by a significant rate that reached 0.058 million tons. Annually growing rate of date was 1.65%. And world production of date increased annually by a significant rate that reached 0.088 million tons. Annually growing rate of date was 1.26%. Production of Egypt date increased annually by a significant rate that reached 0.028 million tons. Annually growing rate of date was 2.2%, during the period of study.
The study showed that the average amount of Egyptian imports of dates amounted to 1.7 thousand tons, representing about 0.24% of the average amount of world imports, and about 1.2% of the average amount of Arab imports of dates, while the average value of Egyptian imports of dates amounted to about $ 1.3 million, representing about 0.19% of the average value of world imports, and about 0.96% of the average value of Saudi imports of dates. While the average amount of Egyptian exports of dates amounted to 9.1 thousand tons, representing about 1.4% of the average amount of global exports, and about 2.4% of the average amount of Arab exports of dates, as the average Egyptian exports of dates value amounted to about 8.99 million US dollars, accounting for about 1.71% of the average value of world exports, and about 2.5% of the average Arab exports of dates value.
The individual functions of demand in Egypt reflect that due is one of essential goods for Egypt consumer.
The realistic price was about 0.08 whilethe realistic income was about0.75which revealed the resists' of date in Egyptian market through increasing local production on importing date considering quantity and quality.