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Table 8.13 Potential fruit trees cultivated area, assigned area to wheat intercropped under Fruit
trees, wheat production and percentage of reduction in wheat production compared to its value in
2017
Fruit trees area
(000 ha)
Assigned area to
wheat (000 ha)
Wheat production
(000 ton)
PR in
production (%)
Lower Egypt
Alexandria
4.1
0.7
4.8
13
Behira
245.6
39.3
306.7
11
Gharbia
9.7
1.5
11.5
13
Kafr El Sheikh 2.5
0.4
2.9
13
Dakahlia
5.0
0.8
6.9
13
Damietta
3.0
0.5
3.5
12
Sharkia
43.0
6.9
52.5
13
Ismailia
69.5
11.1
79.3
13
Port Said
0.1
0.02
0.1
11
Suez
9.6
1.5
10.8
13
Menoufia
26.0
4.2
34.9
12
Qalyubia
17.8
3.5
27.2
13
Total/average
443.3
70.4
541.0
12
Middle Egypt
Giza
15.9
2.5
22.0
13
Bani Sweif
6.9
1.1
8.6
11
Fayoum
11.1
1.8
12.5
12
Minya
13.8
2.2
17.3
13
Total/average
47.7
7.6
60.5
12
Upper Egypt
Assiut
12.3
2.0
15.6
13
Sohag
2.6
0.4
3.1
13
Qena
4.0
3.5
25.3
11
Luxor
5.1
0.01
32.4
12
Aswan
6.4
1.0
7.9
13
New Valley
8.3
1.3
7.7
12
Total/average
38.7
8.2
92.0
12
Bordered governorates
Marsa Matrouh 41.6
6.7
26.6
12
North Sinai
29.2
4.7
3.7
13
South Sinai
8.8
1.4
5.4
11
Total/average
79.6
12.7
35.7
9
Grand total/
average
609.3
99.0
729.2
11
S. Ouda and A. E.-H. Zohry