Egypt’s food exports to Kenya grow by 111% in 7 years

Egypt’s food exports to Kenya grow by 111% in 7 years

Published 18 Mar,2021 via Daily News Egypt - Egypt's food industry exports to Kenya recorded a remarkable growth of 111% between 2014 and 2020, according to Tameem El-Dawy, Deputy Executive Director at the Egyptian Food Export Council (FEC).

In the seven-year period, these food industry exports were worth a total value of about $419m, El-Dawy added.

Speaking at a seminar on Wednesday, El-Dawy added that food industry exports to Kenya recorded about $34m in 2014, growing 1% during 2015 to record $35m.

The exports grew by 49% in 2016 to reach $51m, with Egypt's food exports to Kenya increasing by 16% in 2017 to record $60m. These then grew by 30% in 2018 to record $77m, then by 15% to record $89m in 2019.

Due to the current circumstances caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the sector's exports to Kenya has experienced a decline of 18% to register $73m in 2020, he added.

Meanwhile, El-Dawy noted that 15 commodities acquired