Season: February to June and September to December (two harvests)
Onions, garlic, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes
Potatoes
Egypt produces two potato harvests a year and the timing is the point: spring from Upper Egypt and autumn from the Delta together bridge the European supply gap. Spunta is the primary export variety for fresh retail. Diamant and Hermes go into processing. Lady Rosetta is the chipping/crisp-line workhorse. EU supermarket calibers are 45 to 75 mm; reefer is 6 to 8 °C, never below 4 °C, and container loadings hit 25 to 27 tons per 40 ft.
- Harvests
- Two per year
- Reefer
- 6 to 8 °C
- Container
- 25 to 27 t / 40 ft
- Two harvests bridge the European supply gap
- Spunta for fresh retail; Diamant, Hermes for processing; Lady Rosetta for chipping
- 45 to 75 mm caliber for EU supermarket programs
- Reefer 6 to 8 °C, never below 4 °C
Varieties & Sizing
- • Spunta (primary export)
- • Diamant (processing)
- • Lady Rosetta (chipping / crisps)
- • Hermes (processing)
Caliber 45 to 75 mm for EU supermarket programs
Pack Formats
- Mesh bag 10 kg
- Mesh bag 15 kg
- Mesh bag 25 kg
- Jumbo 1,250 kg
- Buyer-spec retail packs
Logistics & Markets
Cold chain: Reefer 6 to 8 °C (never below 4 °C)
Markets: EU supermarkets, GCC wholesale, EU processors
