Monthly average prices for tomatoes in Egypt 2019-2023

The monthly average price of tomatoes in Egypt was 8.24 Egyptian pounds (0.27 U.S. dollars) per kilogram, a slight decrease of approximately 0.5 percent from April 2023. In the period under review, there were severe fluctuations in the mean price, ranging from 3.49 Egyptian pounds (0.11 U.S. dollars) per kilogram in February 2021 to 14.82 Egyptian pounds (0.48 U.S dollars) per kilogram in April 2022. Vegetables are best grown in moderate temperatures that are neither too high nor too low, which leads to production drops around April and October, reflecting in price increases.