Strawberry Project in Egypt
Egypt is one of the world's largest strawberry exporters, and projects are built around two very different offtakes: fresh air-freight and sea-freight programmes into Europe and the Gulf, and IQF frozen supply to processors. The offtake decides the variety, the planting date and the entire post-harvest budget.
Field scope is usually low tunnels or walk-in tunnels on sandy soils in the Nubaria, Ismailia and Beheira belts, with drip fertigation from treated Nile or well water. The capital that actually decides margin sits after harvest: pre-cooling within an hour, a graded cold chain and, for frozen, an IQF line and cold store.
Planting material is the other decision point — imported frozen or fresh runners of Fortuna, Festival, Winter Dawn and similar types, with a nursery or acclimatisation plan and full phytosanitary documentation.
What does a strawberry project cost per hectare in Egypt?
Indicative planning ranges are USD 45,000–150,000 per hectare. Tunnels, irrigation and planting material sit at the low end; the upper end reflects pre-cooling, cold store and grading capacity built on site.
All figures are indicative planning ranges for feasibility work — not quotations. Final specification and pricing come from qualified suppliers and engineers.
Indicative project economics — Strawberry in Egypt
Production regions: Nubaria / Beheira · Ismailia · Qalyubia · Sharqia · Minya · Toshka & new reclaimed land
Technical specification
What we scope in this package
- Land preparation, bed forming, mulch and tunnel structures
- Drip fertigation, filtration and pump station
- Water source development and treatment
- Certified planting material sourcing and phytosanitary compliance
- Forced-air pre-cooling and grading line
- Cold store and reefer staging, or IQF line for frozen programmes
- GLOBAL G.A.P. / BRC certification support for export buyers
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Indicative planning ranges are USD 45,000–150,000 per hectare. Tunnels, irrigation and planting material sit at the low end; the upper end reflects pre-cooling, cold store and grading capacity built on site.
Commercial blocks plan for 30–60 tonnes per hectare over the season, with the upper band tied to plant density, runner quality and disciplined fertigation and IPM.
Fresh export earns more per kilo but demands air or fast sea freight, tight pre-cooling and certification. IQF frozen tolerates a wider grade spread and smooths price risk, but needs a processing line and cold store. Many projects run both.
Nubaria and Beheira, Ismailia, Qalyubia and Sharqia carry most volume, with expansion on reclaimed sandy land where water rights and treatment are secured.
Post-harvest, not production. Delayed pre-cooling or a broken cold chain destroys export value in hours, so cooling capacity and backup power should be sized before the field scope is finalised.
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