When does Egypt export oranges?

Egypt ships oranges January–April, with May and December at the shoulders. These are export weeks out of the origin, not arrival weeks in your market.

When do Egypt oranges arrive in Europe?

On the Egypt → Rotterdam run, quoted at 8–13 days port to port, that window lands around week 2–19 — January–May. Add the road leg at either end.

Egypt orange export season (2026)

Egypt orange export season

Egypt ships oranges January–April, with May and December at the shoulders. Lands January–May on the Egypt → Rotterdam run.

Ships

January–April

May, December at the shoulders

Lands

week 2–19

on the Egypt → Rotterdam run, 8–13 days

Egypt oranges: the export window by month, and the weeks each lane lands it.
Stage	Month J F M A M J J A S O N D
Ships out of Egypt	Ships january–april peak · may, december shoulder
Egypt → Rotterdam 8–13 days · week 2–19	Lands week 2–19 on the Egypt → Rotterdam run

Peak Shoulder Landing Port to port, across services rather than one schedule. Add the road leg at either end.

Varieties Valencia, Navel, Baladi Load ports Alexandria, Damietta, and Port Said

Roughly December to May, and it is the biggest thing Egypt ships. Egyptian Valencias land while Spanish fruit is still on the tree and undercut it on price, which is most of the commercial argument.

The advantage is geography rather than agriculture. Alexandria and Damietta are days from Southern Europe and about a week from the North Sea ports, so the fruit arrives fresher than anything from the Southern Hemisphere and cheaper than anything grown in the EU.

Last reviewed August 2026. Editorial ranges for a normal year, not a published schedule. Weather moves them, sometimes by weeks.

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