Mona Fathy El Saied El Boghdady^1*

1 The Agricultural Economics Research Center, Dokki, Arab Republic of Egypt.
(*Corresponding author: Mona Fathy El Saied El Boghdady: dr.mona.elboghdady@gmail.com, Tel.: 00201061686800).

Received: 27/ 12/ 2025    Accepted: 22/ 4/ 2026

Abstract: 

Although Egyptian onion is considered one of the most important strategic vegetable crops, statistics indicate a clear fluctuation in production volume and foreign demand for Egyptian onions. This has led to instability in both export and local onion prices, as well as an increase in marketing margins for intermediaries of this crop, which necessitates studying the economic and marketing efficiency indicators of the onion crop. The study concluded that the marketing and pricing policies of onions have reflected on onion producers by returning the greater share of the price paid by consumers to these producers compared to what other intermediaries receive. The study also found that the average instability coefficient of both the export value and export price of onions was more stable than the average instability coefficient of the exported quantity during that period. The average instability coefficient of the exported quantity during that period was about 18.07, while the averages of the instability coefficients for the exported value and export price during the same period were about 12.12 and 12.09, respectively.

Keywords: Onion crop, instability index, agricultural exports, Egypt.

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