Promoting Agricultural Value Chains:
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Zealand, Australia and Ethiopia) and for skimmed milk powder (main import countries:
Poland, New Zealand and Sweden), which is used by the dairy processing industry (se
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Figure 5-7 Egyptian exports and imports of milk and cream, 2005-2011
Source: IndexMundi, 2015
Imports are also relevant for cheese products, although here Egypt exports significantly more
than it imports. An export surplus can also be observed for trade in fresh milk products (see
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Figure 5-8 Egyptian exports and imports of cheese and curd, 2005-2011
Source: IndexMundi, 2015
Due to the existence of a relatively modern milk and dairy processing sector, export promotion
has recently received growing attention by the Egyptian Government. As per the 2014
directive of the Minister of Industry and Foreign Trade to ensure the compatibility of Egyptian
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