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Egypt's Imports of Animal Food Decline to EGP 118 Mln


Sun 10 Jan 2021 | 02:34 PM
Ahmad El-Assasy

Egyptian imports of animal food declined slightly in the recent period, as the value of Egyptian imports of animal feed preparations amounted to about EGP 118528000 last October, compared to EGP 145984000 in October 2019, a decline of EGP 27456000, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).

According to the CAPMAS data, Egypt's imports of animal food came within Egypt's imports of non-durable consumer goods during last October. They declined significantly and amounted to about $117000000, compared to $1243000000in the same Month in 2019, a decrease of $226612000.

Egypt’s imports of broad beans recorded a slight increase in the recent period, as they reached about $25768000 last October, compared to $24458000 in October 2019, with an increase of about one $1310000, according to CAPMAS.

The data issued by CAPMAS said that Egypt’s imports of beans came within Egypt’s imports of non-durable consumer goods during last October, which declined significantly and amounted to about $117000000, compared to $1243000000 in the same month in 2019, down by $226612000.

The list of non-durable consumer goods included live cows and buffaloes worth $3427000 last October, a decrease of $7283000 from October of 2019. It was followed by dairy imports, which amounted to $40721000 last October, a decrease of $7206000 for the same month in 2019.