The competitive situation of Egyptian potato in the most important global markets

The research aims to identify the competitiveness of Egyptian exports of potato in the most important global markets, by studying the following: Indicators of the production and export situation of Egyptian potato, the most important potato exporting and importing countries in the world, the geographical distribution of Egyptian exports of potato, estimating the standards of competitiveness of Egyptian potato in some Global markets, and the most important problems facing Egyptian exports of potato. The research concluded the following most important results: By estimating the penetration rate of the most important Egyptian potato importing markets during the period (2016-2020), it was found that the highest value of the market penetration rate was in the UAE and Greece markets, at a rate of about 0.188, 0.124 as a geometric mean, respectively, while the markets of Lebanon and Italy came in the second rank with a penetration rate of 0.092, 0.027 as a geometric average, respectively, during the same period, then the markets of Russia and Germany came in the last rank with a penetration rate of about 0.010, 0.004 as a geometric average for the same period.  The export obstacles to the Egyptian potato crop were also studied according to the opinions of exporters, during the year 2019/2020. The various obstacles facing the Egyptian potato exports were monitored. Standards need to be attended. Communication with research, production and export agencies are needed in order to provide adequate information on foreign markets