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Economic impacts of COVID-19 on potatoes crop prices and its seasonal changes in Egypt

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extension

Abstract

This research aims to identify the economic impacts arising from the COVID-19 on changes in the domestic and export prices of the Egyptian potato crop, to reach results that help policy makers and decision makers in Egypt. The results showed the positive impact of COVID-19 on the domestic prices of the potatoes crop, likewise, there stayed a monthly increase statistically significant at 0.01%, reached 2.17 pounds per kg of potatoes. The results also showed that the fluctuations in the monthly domestic prices of the potatoes crop achieved lowest level in June of each year, where the seasonal change index reached 0.86, while it achieved the highest-level during October and November, where the seasonal change index reached 1.13. In addition, the fluctuations in the export prices of the potatoes crop reach its lowest level in September of each year, where the index of seasonal change amounted 0.9, while it reached its highest level during the month of November, where the index of seasonal change reached 1.2.

DOI

10.21608/aasj.2021.106803.1095

Keywords

COVID-19, Seasonal Changes Index, potatoes crop, Egypt

Authors

First Name

B.

Last Name

Osman

MiddleName

H. M.

Affiliation

Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt

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balegh2020@azhar.edu.eg

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0000-0002-4053-1418

First Name

M.

Last Name

Eliw

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Affiliation

Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Assuit, Egypt

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moatazeliw@azhar.edu.eg

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Volume

4

Article Issue

3

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39381

Issue Date

2021-12-01

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2021-11-02

Publish Date

2021-12-01

Page Start

266

Page End

275

Print ISSN

2535-1680

Online ISSN

2535-1699

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764

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Archives of Agriculture Sciences Journal

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https://aasj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Economic impacts of COVID-19 on potatoes crop prices and its seasonal changes in Egypt

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30 Dec 2024