Economics of citrus production and consumption in Egypt, with a focus on Sohag Governorate

Citrus crops are one of the most important food crops 
that provide people with vitamins and mineral salts necessary for 
the prevention of diseases. The higher the demand for these citrus 
crops, the higher the educational level and food awareness of 
individuals on the one hand, and the increase in the population on 
the other. and thus, the promotion of citrus crops is essential and 
vital to cope with the increase in domestic demand for citrus 
resulting from the steady increase in the population on the one 
hand and the increase in income and purchasing power on the 
other. Perhaps the most important findings of the study are:
1-With regard to the productive indicators of the study's crops 
(orange, yosef and salty lemon) in Egypt, there has been an 
increase in both the productive area and the average production 
and total production of the orange crop estimated at 6.75 
thousand acres, 0.06 tons, 83.76 thousand tons, respectively. 
There has also been an increase in the tangerine crop estimated at 
approximately 0.29 thousand acres, 0.11 tons and 13.39,000 tons 
respectively. There was also a decrease in the salt lemon crop 
estimated at about 0.14 thousand acres, an increase of 0.10 tons 
and 2 47,000 tons respectively.
2-The results of the analysis of the food balance and foreign trade 
of the study's crops show an increase in both exports, export price 
and export value of the orange crop estimated at 0.19 thousand 
tons, 93.35 thousand tons, 339.68 pounds and 545097.1 thousand 
pounds. With regard to tangerine crop, there has been an increase 
in both exports, export price, export value available for 
consumption, and the amount of loss estimated at 11.41 thousand 
tons 408.82 pounds, 75729.0 thousand pounds, 1.55 thousand 
tons, 4.03 thousand tons. For the salt lemon crop, there was an 
increase in both exports, export price, export value and lost 
amount estimated at 6.35 thousand tons, 401.10 pounds, 41731.7 
thousand pounds, 2.51 thousand tons