Egyptian agricultural exports have emerged as a crucial contributor to the country's foreign exchange earnings, particularly during the period when other sectors were adversely affected by the Corona crisis. These exports have provided Egypt with much-needed hard currency, resulting in a trade surplus of approximately 8 billion dollars. This surplus indicates that Egypt's total exports exceeded its total imports in the post-Corona period, highlighting the positive impact of the pandemic on Egypt's overall trade balance.
The influence on the volume of Egyptian total commerce was favorable, resulting in a total trade value of around $104 billion during the second period, representing an increase of roughly 5% compared to the first period.
It is evident that the Egyptian export season for oranges to the Russian market occurs in the months of January, February, March, April, and May in the years 2019 and 2021, both before and after the Corona period. The main competitors of Egypt in the Russian market are Turkey and Morocco. In 2019, Egypt held the top position in Russia's orange imports, accounting for approximately 89%, followed by Turkey with approximately 6%, and Morocco with approximately 3%. In 2021, during the post-Corona period, Egypt maintained its first-place position in Russia's orange imports, accounting for approximately 83%. Based on the information provided, it is evident that the COVID-19 pandemic had a detrimental effect on Egypt's market share of oranges in the Russian market. However, this impact was rather little, with a decrease of approximately 0.6%. Nevertheless.