As the world's largest importer of frozen fruit and vegetables, the United States is also actively increasing imports of such products and is a market willing to pay a high price for their quality. That's why it's a great achievement for countries that supply frozen vegetables and fruits to increase their exports to the United States!
Exporting 11.9 thousand tons of such products to the USA in 2020, Egypt became the fourth largest supplier of frozen strawberries to the USA, accounting for almost 7% of all imports in this country. Egypt was the world's eighth largest exporter, supplying only 1.1 thousand tons of frozen strawberries to the US market in 2017.
In the 5 years that have passed, Egypt has managed to increase its exports to the market of the world's most important importer more than ten times. In 2022, the USA, with the exception of Egypt; It imported 20.2 thousand tons of frozen garden strawberries from Peru, 30.4 thousand tons from Chile and 89 thousand tons from Mexico, which are Latin American countries.
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Not only did Egypt increase its exports to the USA tenfold in five years, but also surpassed its rivals that exported to this country. During this five-year period, Turkey tripled its exports in the US market, exporting 7.5 thousand tons, Morocco 6.5 thousand tons, and Argentina 6.2 thousand tons of frozen strawberries.