Egypt: Vegetable prices in the wholesale Obour market today, Wednesday, October 23, 2024

On October 23, 2024, the wholesale Obour market experienced a notable decrease in the prices of various vegetables, including tomatoes and potatoes, with prices ranging from 3-7 pounds per kilo in retail markets. However, prices for other vegetables such as onions, zucchini, carrots, beans, eggplant, peppers, molokhia, cucumbers, and lemons remained higher. The Egyptian state is actively supporting farmers by offering soft loans, promoting the establishment of agricultural greenhouses, and simplifying licensing procedures to mitigate the effects of climate change and heat stress on crops.

Vegetable prices in the wholesale Obour market witnessed a decrease today, Wednesday, October 23, 2024, for some varieties, including tomatoes and potatoes, to the announced price of 3-7 pounds per kilo in the retail vegetable markets. - Tomatoes between 10 to 19 pounds per kilo. - Potatoes between 12 to 18 pounds. - Onions between 15 to 21 pounds. - Zucchini between 5 to 12 pounds. - Carrots ranged between 12 to 18 pounds per kilo. - Beans between 13 to 15 pounds - Local eggplant between 6 to 7 pounds - Peppers between 8 to 11 pounds - Molokhia between 5 to 8 pounds - Cucumbers between 6 to 8 pounds - Lemons between 5 to 12 pounds - Spinach between 20 to 25 pounds Read also | Vegetable prices in the wholesale Obour market today, Tuesday, October 22 For his part, Eng. Mahmoud Fawzy Atta, Head of the Central Administration for Agricultural Crops, said that the state is keen to support the Egyptian farmer in every way because he is the main factor in agricultural development and one ...