Competitive indicators of basil seed exports in the most important foreign markets

Abstract EN

Medicinal and aromatic plants are among the non-traditional crops that can contribute to increasing the export proceeds of the Egyptian agricultural sector, due to the possibility of expanding its cultivation due to the availability of lands suitable for producing a lot of it, and its appearance in marketing seasons suitable for export.

the basil crop is considered one of the promising aromatic export crops, of which the value of exports has increased in recent years.

however, the cultivation of these plants at the local level did not receive sufficient attention, which led to the fluctuation of the cultivated areas of medicinal and aromatic plants and the fluctuation of their production, which led to the loss of some foreign markets.

which affects the outcome of Egyptian agricultural exports.

the research aims to study the competitive indicators of Egyptian basil in its most important import markets.

it turns out that Poland ranked first in terms of the average export price per ton of basil seed crop, which was estimated at about 3.63 thousand dollars per ton during the period (2016-2020).

while England and Italy ranked second and third, with an average of about 3.11, 3.01 thousand dollars per ton during the same period, and Germany and Russia came in the fourth and fifth places, with an average price of about 2.28, 2.22 thousand dollars per ton, respectively, and France, Canada and America came in the rank sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively, with an average price of about 1.75, 1.55, and 1.64 thousand dollars per ton, respectively, while the average price for the rest of the countries was 3.76 thousand dollars.