The Optimal Distribution of Egypt's Legume Imports "التوزيع الأمثل للواردات المصرية من أهم البقوليات" | ||
| Alexandria Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Articles in Press, Corrected Proof, Available Online from 12 July 2025 PDF (3.55 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexja.2025.396499.1149 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Basma Mostafa Mohamed Mohiesin* ; Sahar Sobhy Sayed AbdelRazek | ||
| Department of Agricultural Economics - Faculty of Agriculture - Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The research aims to study the current status of legumes in Egypt, especially dry beans, the study revealed that Egypt relies on imports from the global market to meet the local demand for legumes, especially dry beans, the average value of Egyptian dry bean imports increased from $151.2 million in 2009 to $331 million in 2023, due to a decline in domestic legume production in Egypt. The important results of the study are the quantity and value of Egyptian imports of dried beans during the period (2009-2023) increased by a statistically significant annual amount 39 thousand tons and $10.2 million. The study showed that Egypt ranks first in the world in importing dried beans, with an average import value of approximately $298.7 million during the period (2019-2023), representing approximately 46.8% of the average value of global imports of dried beans during the period studied, which amounted $638.2 million. The study shows that Australia, the United Kingdom, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany, and Canada are the top countries from which Egypt imports beans. An optimal allocation of Egyptian bean imports using a linear programming model reveals that the same quantity, estimated 392.1 thousand tons, could be imported $276.4 million, saving $22.3 million, representing 7.5% of the average value of Egyptian imports. This is achieved by increasing Egypt's imports of legumes from Lithuania and Latvia, the lower import prices from these countries compared to Australia and United Kingdom. This helps reduce cost of Egyptian imports of legumes in general and dried beans in particular. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Legumes; Dry beans; Imports; Linear programming model | ||
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