Cairo – Mubasher: Egypt’s food exports to Jordan amounted to $1.047 billion from 2014 until 2020, the Deputy Executive Director at the Egyptian Food Export Council, Tameem El-Dawy, was cited by the Middle East News Agency (MENA) as saying.

The country’s food exports to Jordan fell by 9% year-on-year (YoY) to $169 million in 2020 from $186 million in 2019, El-Dawy added.

The number of Egyptian companies exporting food products to Jordan reached 355, including 300 companies with a value of exports exceeding $100,000 each, he revealed.

Jordan has become Egypt’s third largest market destination for food exports which increased significantly over the seven years.

Cheese topped Egypt’s food exports to Jordan with a value of $41 million, followed by vegetable oils with $19 million.