• Egypt currently produces about 16.6% of the world’s dates, and 24.2% of the Arab countries production, totaling 1.4 million tons annually, according to a recent report by the Ministry of Agriculture.
• Egyptian dates have been exported to 42 countries, with Indonesia, Morocco, Malaysia, Bangladesh and Thailand being top importers. Also, new markets in Africa and Asia have been opened to receive Egyptian dates, according to Former Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade, Tarek Kabil.
• Egypt has started planting 2.5 million palm trees of new varieties to meet international demand, as part of the country’s strategy to develop the dates industry. Egypt has 15.5 million palm trees planted on an area of 86,000 feddans.

A dedicated pavilion for the dates and date palm industry. The event capitalizes on Egypt’s ever-growing dates industry, which is the second largest in the world. Dates Africa is a highly targeted business platform that allows local and international dates producers, suppliers, and exporters to explore trade and investment opportunities, enter new markets, and find new business partners in Egypt and Africa.

• Explore new markets and establish numerous business connections
• Sign contracts and agreements with buyer groups on location
• Position your business amidst a large concentration of buyers in one place
• Meet new prospective buyers and suppliers of various types of dates
• Find a reliable agent or distributor for fresh, dried, and processed dates