Egypt is among the top five global onion exporters with annual production of roughly 3.5 to 5 million tonnes and 2023 exports of 1.7 million tonnes. The main onion belts run through Beheira, Minya, Sohag, Fayoum, Kafr El Sheikh, Sharqia and Gharbia governorates. Workhorse local varieties are Giza 6 white, Giza 20 yellow and Behairi Red; commercial dehydration exporters increasingly use F1 hybrid seed. CAPQ phytosanitary import permit issued under Plant Quarantine Regulation 562/2019, MALR variety-list registration, ISTA orange certificate and germination above 85 percent are non-negotiable at Alexandria and Damietta ports.
A Kehkashan trade-desk reference for Egyptian agricultural-input distributors, dehydration exporters and Delta region commercial farms. This guide is written for importers placing real orders of onion seed for the 2026 winter and Nili (autumn) planting windows — not for casual readers. We cover what Egyptian farmers actually buy, what the Central Administration of Plant Quarantine (CAPQ) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR) actually ask for at Alexandria and Damietta ports, the realistic FOB and CIF price bands by origin, and the document set that clears customs without a rejected lot. The Arabic-language summary at the foot of the page (العربية) condenses the same information for Cairo- and Alexandria-based procurement teams who prefer to read the offer in Arabic script.
The Egyptian onion market in one paragraph
Egypt is the largest African onion producer and one of the top five global exporters. The country's agricultural sector reports local output of approximately 5 million tonnes of onions annually, and Egypt exported over 1.7 million tonnes in 2023 — a record that placed it among the world's top five onion exporters per Gezira United's reference compilation on Egyptian onions. Official Egyptian statistics authority CAPMAS reported that Egyptian onion exports surged by 95.9 percent to reach USD 129.3 million during the first six months of 2023 per Egypt-Business's coverage of how Egypt became Europe's onion lifeline. The main onion belts run through Beheira, Minya, Sohag, Fayoum, Kafr El Sheikh, Sharqia, Gharbia and parts of Assiut. Beheira in the western Delta is the historical commercial-onion centre and the source of the Behairi Red local cultivar. In October 2023 Egypt introduced a three-month onion export ban (extended through 30 March 2024) due to domestic supply concerns per FreshPlaza's coverage of the Egyptian onion export-ban extension — a pattern that repeats periodically and that defines the structural dynamic between domestic demand, dehydration-export demand and producer pricing.
Why Egypt imports hybrid onion seed despite producing massive volumes
Egypt is the African paradox in onion seed: a top-five world producer that nonetheless structurally imports F1 hybrid seed. Three factors drive this.
First, the dehydration export channel. Egypt is the world's second largest producer of spices, herbs and dehydrated vegetables, and the country's dehydrated-onion and dehydrated-garlic industry is significant — Egyptian onion exports surged by 95.9 percent to USD 129.3 million in the first half of 2023 alone per CAPMAS-quoted official statistics aggregated by Egyptian trade-press sources. Dehydration buyers (European pizza-topping processors, US food-service formulators, GCC quick-service-restaurant supply chains) specify particular dry-matter content, pungency profile and bulb-size uniformity. F1 hybrid lines deliver that specification far more reliably than the open-pollinated Giza 6 and Behairi Red. Major Egyptian dehydrator-exporters maintain seed-supply contracts with Dutch, US and Israeli breeders to secure the right cultivar pipeline.
Second, the fresh-export uniformity requirement. Egyptian onion shipped FOB Alexandria and Damietta to Europe, the UK, the Gulf and West Africa competes on skin colour uniformity, size grading and storage life. EU and UK supermarket category buyers specify category-1 grading on bulb size and skin appearance. F1 hybrids with documented uniformity deliver that specification.
Third, the OP-seed degeneration problem. Open-pollinated Giza 6 (white), Behairi Red and Giza 20 (yellow) — three of the most popular Egyptian onion cultivars per the ScienceDirect study of physical and mechanical properties of Egyptian onion cultivars — are subject to genetic drift across multiple farmer-saved generations. Premium commercial farms re-buy certified OP and F1 seed annually to maintain cultivar integrity.
Importer-distributor economics are favourable at current price bands. Egyptian commercial farms paying premium prices for documented F1 hybrid seed (USD 65 to 100 per kg CIF Alexandria) recover the input cost easily through the dehydration premium and the EU category-1 fresh export premium.
The variety map: what Egyptian farmers buy
Egyptian distributors and commercial farms cover the cultivar landscape across local-OP cultivars (Giza-line and Behairi) and imported F1 hybrid lines. The table below covers the eight workhorse varieties.
Days-to-maturity figures below are from transplanting under Egyptian Delta practice. Yield figures are documented field-trial ranges from academic and seed-house sources.
| Variety | Bulb colour | Days to maturity | Yield potential (t/ha) | Storability | Best region | Top origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giza 6 (OP) | White | 130–150 | 25–35 | Medium-good | Beheira, Gharbia | Egypt local |
| Giza 20 (OP) | Yellow | 130–150 | 25–35 | Good | Minya, Fayoum, Sohag | Egypt local |
| Behairi Red (OP) | Red | 130–150 | 25–35 | Good (4–5 months) | Beheira | Egypt local |
| Bombay Red (OP) | Dark red | 110–130 | 20–28 | Good | Upper Egypt, Assiut | India / Egypt-multiplied |
| Texas Early Grano (OP) | Yellow-straw | 100–120 | 25–35 | Poor (1–2 months) | Beheira, Kafr El Sheikh | USA / Egypt-multiplied |
| Yellow Granex (OP) | Yellow | 100–120 | 30–40 | Poor–medium | Beheira | USA / Egypt |
| Dutch F1 hybrids — Bejo, Enza Zaden, Rijk Zwaan | Brown / red / yellow | 90–115 | 35–55 | Medium–good | Beheira (dehydration), Minya | Netherlands |
| Israeli / US F1 hybrids — Hazera, Seminis | Red / yellow | 95–115 | 35–50 | Medium-good | Beheira (dehydration), commercial-farm tier | Israel / USA |
Giza 20 is described as the most popular variety in Egypt and is widely cultivated for the domestic market per the Egyptian onion cultivar reference table on ResearchGate. Giza 6 is the white-bulb counterpart and the Egyptian dehydration baseline. Behairi Red is the local red-bulb cultivar from Beheira governorate — the namesake region. Dutch F1 hybrids from Bejo Zaden, Enza Zaden and Rijk Zwaan target the dehydration-export channel and the EU-category-1 fresh-export channel. Bejo invests heavily in onion breeding with an extensive range of varieties containing brown, white and red onions specifically suitable to different day lengths and climate zones per Bejo's onion-breeding overview. Rijk Zwaan concentrates on protected-environment genetics and operates a seed-conditioning site in South Africa's Western Cape to shorten delivery times to North African markets per Mordor Intelligence's Africa vegetable-seed market analysis covering Bejo, Rijk Zwaan and other top suppliers.
Origin reputation comparison for the Egyptian market
The Egyptian onion-seed import market is supplied by five primary origin clusters. Each has a defensible position and a known weakness.
Netherlands — Bejo Zaden, Enza Zaden, Rijk Zwaan. The premium F1 hybrid leader for Egyptian dehydration and category-1 fresh export. FOB Rotterdam runs USD 60 to 100 per kilogram for hybrid lines targeted at high-dry-matter-content dehydration and at uniform-bulb fresh export.
India — Nasik, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Indian Bombay Red and Pusa Red lines move into Upper Egypt for smallholder volume markets at FOB Mundra USD 25 to 38 per kilogram. Volume and price advantage; the weakness is variable lot germination on commercial-grade OP.
Pakistan — Punjab and Sindh. A growing tier-2 supplier and Kehkashan's own production geography. Pakistani Punjab Selection and locally-bred lines compete with Indian at FOB Karachi USD 22 to 36 per kilogram. The Halal-letter and Muslim-procurement-channel fit is advantageous for Egyptian distributors serving conservative agricultural-input markets.
Israel — Hazera, Top Seed. Premium F1 hybrid tier. Israeli short-day red and yellow hybrid lines move into Egypt via Aqaba-Eilat or via Cyprus-Alexandria routings at FOB roughly USD 55 to 95 per kilogram. Strong on short-day adaptation and pungency uniformity. Documentation can be more complex politically.
USA — Texas A&M and Seminis. Texas Early Grano, Yellow Granex and US-bred F1 lines at FOB roughly USD 35 to 75 per kilogram. Long historical presence in Egypt through USDA channel relationships.
For a typical Egyptian distributor or commercial-farm input department, the practical answer is multi-origin sourcing — Dutch F1 for the dehydration-export tier, Indian or Pakistani OP for the smallholder Upper Egypt volume tier, US for the historical Granex channel. UAE Free Zone consolidation makes documentation-and-payment routing simpler for distributors handling LC and FX through Gulf banking channels.
Specification an Egyptian importer should demand on every lot
Six specifications belong on every onion-seed purchase order destined for Egypt. Do not contract without them.
- Germination minimum 85 percent. ISTA-standard germination test, third-party laboratory, dated within 90 days of dispatch. CAPQ inspection references the germination figure.
- Physical purity minimum 99 percent. Cuscuta spp. (dodder) must read zero — dodder is on the CAPQ quarantine list.
- Moisture maximum 8 percent. Critical for lots transiting Mediterranean and Red Sea routes in summer.
- Genetic purity minimum 98 percent for OP varieties, 99 percent for F1 hybrids. Egyptian dehydration buyers specify F1 cultivar identity at 99 percent for processor pricing.
- Treatment disclosure. Thiram, Captan or biofungicide treatments must be declared on the COA and on the pouch label.
- Packaging integrity. Aluminium-foil pouches with nitrogen flush for premium F1 hybrids; vacuum-sealed plastic pouches in 25-kilogram outer cartons for OP volume lots. Pouch labels in English and Arabic with variety name, lot number, germination percentage, purity percentage, packing date, expiry date and country of origin.
The full document set that should accompany every onion-seed consignment into Egypt: phytosanitary certificate from origin country NPPO, ISTA orange international seed-lot certificate, certificate of analysis covering germination, purity, moisture and dodder-freedom from a third-party lab, fumigation certificate, commercial invoice, packing list, bill of lading or airway bill, certificate of origin, MALR variety-list registration evidence (variety must be on the approved list for the cultivar in question), and Halal letter where required.
CAPQ, MALR and ARC compliance walkthrough
Egyptian seed imports run through three regulatory checkpoints — the Central Administration of Plant Quarantine (CAPQ) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation (MALR), MALR's variety-list registration regime, and Egyptian Customs.
Central Administration of Plant Quarantine. CAPQ is Egypt's agency for import and export regulation and inspection for plant health and is an agency of the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation per the Wikipedia reference on Egypt's Central Administration of Plant Quarantine. The legal framework runs under the Egyptian Plant Quarantine Regulation 562/2019, which sits on the IPPC reporting-obligation database per the IPPC posting of Egypt Plant Quarantine Regulation 562/2019. The Agricultural Research Center (ARC), also under MALR, supports CAPQ with phytosanitary capacity building. In 2024 Egypt advanced an FAO-supported phytosanitary capacity evaluation to strengthen national systems per FAO Egypt's reporting on the phytosanitary capacity evaluation.
Import permit. Seeds for sowing cannot be imported into Egypt without prior CAPQ authorisation. The Egyptian importer applies through MALR with the supplier's pro-forma invoice, lot details, variety specifications and origin-country NPPO contact. Apply 30 to 45 days ahead of shipment dispatch. CAPQ has begun implementing AI in quarantine equipment to enhance pest detection at the borders per Potatoes News on ARC modernisation.
Phytosanitary certificate from origin. Mandatory for every consignment. Issued by the exporting country's NPPO.
ISTA orange international seed-lot certificate. Required to demonstrate ISTA-protocol germination and purity testing on a representative sample.
MALR variety-list registration. Egypt operates a variety-approval regime — varieties must be registered on the approved list for commercial import and sale. For long-established varieties (Giza 6, Giza 20, Behairi, Texas Early Grano, Yellow Granex), registration is routine; for new F1 hybrids, the importer or the supplier must work with MALR to register the variety. This is an important pre-shipment workflow step that distinguishes Egypt from many other African markets.
Customs. Egyptian Customs clearance at Alexandria, Damietta or Cairo Airport. Duty and VAT assessment, then cargo release.
For Egyptian importers running multiple shipments per year, the document and variety-registration discipline pays for itself within two clean clearances.
Pricing benchmarks Q1 2026
Onion-seed pricing into Egypt varies by variety, origin, lot size and freight route. The bands below reflect Kehkashan trade-desk observations for tier-1 commercial-grade lots in Q1 2026. Spot-market pricing can sit 10 to 15 percent below or above these bands depending on origin harvest cycle and FX swings.
| Variety / origin | FOB origin port USD/kg | CIF Alexandria/Damietta USD/kg (sea) | CIF Cairo USD/kg (air) | Typical MOQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bombay Red (India, Mundra) | 25–35 | 30–42 | 38–52 | 250 kg |
| Pusa Red / Agrifound Dark Red (India) | 28–38 | 32–44 | 40–54 | 250 kg |
| Punjab Selection (Pakistan, Karachi) | 22–32 | 27–38 | 35–48 | 250 kg |
| Texas Early Grano (USA) | 32–48 | 38–55 | 48–68 | 100 kg |
| Yellow Granex (USA / Egypt re-multiplied) | 32–48 | 38–55 | 48–68 | 100 kg |
| Bejo / Enza Zaden / Rijk Zwaan F1 (Netherlands) | 60–100 | 70–115 | 85–140 | 25–100 kg |
| Hazera F1 / Top Seed F1 (Israel) | 55–95 | 65–110 | 80–135 | 25–50 kg |
| Seminis F1 (USA) | 50–90 | 60–105 | 75–130 | 25–100 kg |
A 20-foot ocean container (FCL) carries approximately 18,000 to 20,000 kg of pouched onion seed in 25-kg outer cartons. Ocean freight Karachi or Jebel Ali to Alexandria or Damietta runs USD 1,800 to 2,800 per 20'FCL in 2026. Air freight Dubai to Cairo runs USD 4.50 to 6.00 per kilogram chargeable weight on 100 to 500 kg shipments — used by dehydration buyers for late-window F1 hybrid top-ups.
MOQ for Indian and Pakistani OP volume lines is typically 250 kg under a single PO; Dutch F1 hybrids can be sourced from 25-kg ladders. Kehkashan's trade desk consolidates multi-origin POs at Jebel Ali so Egyptian distributors and dehydration buyers can take Dutch F1 + Indian + Pakistani onion-seed lots on one B/L into Alexandria.
Logistics — Karachi → Jebel Ali → Alexandria → Cairo
The structural logistics question for Egyptian onion-seed importers is whether to route direct from origin port or to consolidate at Jebel Ali. The trade-offs are these.
Direct Karachi → Alexandria. Pakistani lots load FOB Karachi or Port Qasim, transit via the Arabian Sea, Red Sea and Suez Canal to Alexandria on weekly services in 14 to 20 days. Alexandria to Cairo truck haulage runs 220 km in 1 day. Total port-to-port plus inland: 15 to 21 days.
Direct Mundra → Alexandria. Indian-origin lots run 16 to 22 days port-to-port via Suez, 1 day inland to Cairo, total 17 to 23 days.
Direct Rotterdam → Alexandria or Damietta. Dutch F1 hybrid lots run 12 to 18 days port-to-port on direct Mediterranean services, 1 day inland to Cairo, total 13 to 19 days. This is one of the few major markets where Dutch routing is shorter than Indian or Pakistani routing — a structural advantage Dutch breeders exploit for Egyptian dehydration accounts.
Jebel Ali consolidation. Pakistani, Indian and Dutch lots arrive at Jebel Ali, consolidate under a single Kehkashan re-export B/L, then ship Jebel Ali to Alexandria or Damietta in 8 to 12 days port-to-port via Suez. Total time from first leg to Cairo clearance is 20 to 28 days, but the Egyptian importer sees a single shipment, a single payment instrument, a single set of customs documents and a single CAPQ inspection event. For multi-origin POs that is the cleanest path.
Air freight. Dubai to Cairo runs roughly 3 hours flight time. Cargo on the ground typically clears in 3 to 5 days for ISTA-orange-documented and variety-registered lots, longer if CAPQ inspection orders a re-test.
Damietta in particular is a modern container terminal with efficient operations, while Alexandria handles the bulk of Egyptian general containerised cargo. Pre-shipment certification adds 2 to 3 days for inspection at either port.
Planting calendar and order timing
Egypt runs a dominant winter onion season with shitwi-style transplanting in October and November for harvest February through April — that is the main commercial cycle in the Delta and Upper Egypt. A secondary Nili (autumn) crop runs in some areas, and Beheira commercial farms increasingly run irrigated late-summer cycles for dehydration-export supply.
Distributors and commercial-farm input departments typically book the bulk of winter-season volume in June and July for September/October seedling raise and October/November transplanting. Dehydration-export hybrid F1 orders close earlier — May and June — because of the variety-registration lead time at MALR.
The practical implication for Egyptian distributors: place orders 90 to 120 days before transplanting where variety registration is in flight; 60 to 90 days for already-registered varieties. Orders placed later force air-freight top-ups, which still work for high-value F1 hybrid dehydration accounts but destroy the FOB-pricing advantage on OP volume lines.
Why Kehkashan for Egyptian distributors and dehydration buyers
Egyptian importers building a serious 2026 onion-seed programme face a sourcing question — single-origin direct, or multi-origin consolidated through a Gulf-based desk. We run multi-origin consolidated through the UAE Free Zone. Four reasons that structure works for Egyptian buyers.
UAE Free Zone trust signal. Kehkashan operates from a UAE Free Zone licence, which gives Egyptian importers a neutral counterparty for LC settlement, dispute resolution and documentation. The Free Zone re-export status simplifies the document set on lots that touch Indian, Pakistani and Dutch origins under one PO.
Multi-origin under a single PO. A single Egyptian importer can take an FCL or an LCL containing Pakistani Punjab Selection, Indian Bombay Red and Dutch Bejo F1 on one Kehkashan-issued B/L into Alexandria. CAPQ clearance runs as one consignment, and the variety-registration paperwork can be batched.
Arabic-language documentation pack. Every Egypt-destined shipment ships with Arabic-translated variety labels, Arabic invoice translation and a clearance checklist sized for the CAPQ and MALR steps.
One-working-day RFQ reply. Send commodity, variety, volume and destination by 5pm Gulf Standard Time — receive FOB origin, CIF Alexandria, CIF Damietta and CIF Cairo pricing the next working day, with the variety-availability matrix and the ISTA documentation pack.
Frequently asked questions
Which onion variety should a new Egyptian distributor stock first? Behairi Red and Giza 20 for the domestic-market smallholder and commercial-farm volume channel. Add Dutch Bejo or Enza Zaden F1 hybrid once your dehydration-export customer base is established — the F1 premium is recovered through processor-grade pricing.
Is variety registration with MALR really required for new F1 hybrids? Yes. Egypt operates an approved-variety list; the variety must be registered for commercial import and sale. For long-established varieties this is routine, but for new F1 hybrid introductions registration runs through MALR with the supplier's catalogue documentation and variety-trial data. Plan 90 to 120 days for first registration of a new cultivar.
Is an ISTA orange certificate truly mandatory for Egyptian imports? Mandatory in practice. CAPQ inspection at Alexandria, Damietta and Cairo Airport references the orange certificate as proof of germination and purity. Lots without it face sample-based re-testing that adds 14 to 28 days of clearance time.
What is realistic Karachi-to-Alexandria lead time for an onion-seed FCL? Fourteen to twenty days port-to-port for direct Pakistani-origin shipments via Suez plus 1 day inland trucking to Cairo. Twenty to twenty-eight days for a Jebel Ali consolidated multi-origin shipment.
Why is Dutch routing structurally fast to Egypt? Dutch F1 hybrid lots can ship direct Rotterdam to Damietta or Alexandria on Mediterranean services in 12 to 18 days — shorter than Indian or Pakistani routing because of the direct Mediterranean linkage. This is why major Dutch breeders maintain dedicated Egyptian dehydration accounts.
What payment instrument is normal for Egyptian onion-seed imports? Documentary LC at sight in USD or EUR is the default. UAE Free Zone routing simplifies LC issuance through Gulf banking channels and gives flexibility on payment-currency.
Does Kehkashan provide an Arabic-translated documentation pack? Yes. Every Egypt-destined shipment ships with Arabic-translated variety labels, Arabic invoice translation, and a clearance checklist sized for the CAPQ, MALR variety-registration and Egyptian Customs steps at Alexandria, Damietta and Cairo.
How does the periodic Egyptian onion export ban affect seed-import demand? Periodic export bans (most recently October 2023 through March 2024) tighten domestic prices and reset the commercial-farm planting decisions for the following season. Seed-import demand tends to rise modestly post-ban as farmers expand the next-season area, but dehydration-export contract demand for F1 hybrid seed is structurally stable across the ban-cycle.
العربية — موجز لمستوردي بذور البصل في مصر
كيهكشان إنترناشيونال (Kehkashan International) هي شركة تجارية متخصصة في تصدير المنتجات الزراعية، تعمل من المنطقة الحرة في الإمارات العربية المتحدة، وتخدم شركات المدخلات الزراعية، ومصدري البصل المجفف، والمزارع التجارية في الدلتا والصعيد المصري. نقدم بذور البصل الهجينة والمحلية المفتوحة التلقيح (OP) للمزارعين المصريين الذين يستعدون لمواسم الزراعة الشتوية والنيلية 2026 على مدار العام.
سوق بذور البصل المصري باختصار. مصر هي أكبر منتج للبصل في إفريقيا وواحدة من أكبر خمس دول مصدرة للبصل في العالم، بإنتاج سنوي يبلغ نحو 3.5 إلى 5 مليون طن. صدّرت مصر أكثر من 1.7 مليون طن من البصل في عام 2023 وحده. وفقًا للجهاز المركزي للتعبئة العامة والإحصاء (CAPMAS)، ارتفعت صادرات البصل المصري بنسبة 95.9 بالمائة لتصل إلى 129.3 مليون دولار خلال النصف الأول من عام 2023. تتمركز مناطق إنتاج البصل في محافظات البحيرة، والمنيا، وسوهاج، والفيوم، وكفر الشيخ، والشرقية، والغربية، وأجزاء من أسيوط. البحيرة هي المركز التاريخي للإنتاج التجاري ومصدر صنف البحيري الأحمر المحلي.
الأصناف الرئيسية التي يشتريها المزارعون المصريون. جيزة 20 (Giza 20) هي الصنف الأكثر شيوعًا في مصر وذو لون أصفر، وينضج في 130 إلى 150 يومًا بإنتاج 25 إلى 35 طنًا للهكتار. جيزة 6 (Giza 6) هي النظير الأبيض المستخدم في صناعة البصل المجفف. البحيري الأحمر (Behairi Red) هو الصنف الأحمر المحلي من محافظة البحيرة. الأصناف الهجينة F1 من Bejo و Enza Zaden و Rijk Zwaan الهولندية تستهدف قناة تصدير البصل المجفف وقناة تصدير الدرنات الطازجة من الفئة الأولى لأوروبا. تكساس إيرلي جرانو (Texas Early Grano) وييلو جرانكس (Yellow Granex) هما الصنفان الأصفران الأمريكيان التاريخيان.
المواصفات الفنية المطلوبة. الإنبات بحد أدنى 85 بالمائة (شهادة ISTA معتمدة)، نقاوة فيزيائية لا تقل عن 99 بالمائة، رطوبة لا تتجاوز 8 بالمائة، خلو تام من الحامول (Cuscuta)، ونقاوة وراثية 98 بالمائة على الأقل للأصناف المفتوحة التلقيح و99 بالمائة للأصناف الهجينة F1. التعبئة في أكياس فاكيوم 25 كجم مع ملصقات باللغتين الإنجليزية والعربية.
الامتثال للوائح المصرية (CAPQ + MALR). يتطلب كل شحنة تصريح استيراد من الإدارة المركزية للحجر الزراعي (CAPQ) التابعة لوزارة الزراعة واستصلاح الأراضي (MALR) بموجب لائحة الحجر الزراعي رقم 562/2019. يجب تسجيل الصنف على القائمة المعتمدة لدى MALR قبل الاستيراد التجاري. كل شحنة تحتاج إلى شهادة فيتوسانيتارية من بلد المنشأ، وشهادة ISTA البرتقالية، وشهادة تحليل من مختبر طرف ثالث، وشهادة تبخير، وفاتورة تجارية، وقائمة تعبئة، وبوليصة شحن، وشهادة منشأ، ورسالة حلال عند الحاجة.
المعايير السعرية في الربع الأول 2026. بومباي ريد الهندية: CIF الإسكندرية 30 إلى 42 دولار أمريكي للكيلو. بنجاب سيليكشن الباكستانية: CIF الإسكندرية 27 إلى 38 دولار للكيلو. الأصناف الهجينة F1 الهولندية (Bejo، Enza Zaden، Rijk Zwaan): CIF الإسكندرية 70 إلى 115 دولار للكيلو. الأصناف الهجينة F1 الإسرائيلية (Hazera): CIF الإسكندرية 65 إلى 110 دولار للكيلو. الحد الأدنى للطلب 250 كجم للأصناف المفتوحة التلقيح، و25 كجم للأصناف الهجينة F1.
اللوجستيات. الحاوية 20 قدم تحمل من 18,000 إلى 20,000 كجم من البذور المعبأة. الشحن البحري كراتشي إلى الإسكندرية عبر قناة السويس يستغرق 14 إلى 20 يومًا. الشحن من روتردام إلى دمياط أو الإسكندرية يستغرق 12 إلى 18 يومًا فقط — وهو ما يفسر الميزة الهيكلية للأصناف الهولندية في السوق المصري. الشحن من جبل علي إلى الإسكندرية أو دمياط يستغرق 8 إلى 12 يومًا. الشحن الجوي من دبي إلى القاهرة 3 ساعات طيران، والإفراج الجمركي 3 إلى 5 أيام. النقل البري من الإسكندرية إلى القاهرة 220 كم في يوم واحد.
موسم الزراعة وتوقيت الطلب. الموسم الشتوي هو الموسم التجاري الرئيسي للبصل في مصر: شتل الشتلات من أكتوبر إلى نوفمبر وحصاد من فبراير إلى أبريل. الموسم النيلي ثانوي. يجب وضع طلبات الشراء قبل 60 إلى 90 يومًا من موعد الشتل (90 إلى 120 يومًا إذا كان تسجيل الصنف لدى MALR لا يزال جاريًا). النافذة المثلى لطلبات الموسم الشتوي هي يونيو ويوليو.
لماذا كيهكشان؟ نعمل من المنطقة الحرة في الإمارات وندمج البذور من عدة دول منشأ (الهند، باكستان، هولندا، إسرائيل، الولايات المتحدة) تحت طلب شراء واحد. ندعم الدفع بالدولار الأمريكي أو اليورو عبر القنوات المصرفية في الخليج. نرد على طلبات الأسعار خلال يوم عمل واحد. نوفر حزمة مستندات عربية كاملة مع شهادة حلال وملصقات متعددة اللغات.
للاستفسار وطلب عرض السعر: أرسل تفاصيل الصنف والكمية ووجهة التسليم (الإسكندرية، دمياط، القاهرة) إلى [email protected] أو عبر نموذج طلب عرض السعر. سنرد عليك خلال يوم عمل واحد بأسعار FOB من بلد المنشأ، وCIF الإسكندرية، وCIF دمياط، وCIF القاهرة، مع حزمة وثائق ISTA والجدول الزمني للتسليم.
Trade desk closing note
Egypt is the structurally largest African onion buy-side market — top-five global producer status, top-five global exporter status, a sophisticated dehydration-export industry, and a sophisticated importer-distributor channel that pays the F1 hybrid premium when the dehydration or category-1 fresh-export use-case justifies it. The buyer-side disciplines are documentation (CAPQ permit, MALR variety registration, phyto, ISTA orange) and Mediterranean-routing optimisation. Get those right and the lot clears Alexandria.
For procurement teams running supplier qualification or Egyptian distributors and dehydration buyers ready to receive a quote, send the RFQ — variety, volume, destination point (Alexandria, Damietta, Cairo), planting season — to [email protected] or via the RFQ form. The trade desk replies in one working day with FOB origin, CIF Alexandria, CIF Damietta and CIF Cairo pricing across the variety matrix, the ISTA documentation pack, and the lead-time calendar against your winter or Nili planting window.
للاستفسار وطلب عرض السعر، أرسل إلى [email protected] — رد خلال يوم عمل واحد.
