The value of carob exports increased by 27,3% in 2021 from 2017, according to data from the Statistical Service, while in recent years the countries to which the Cypriot product is exported have increased, including Bulgaria, Jordan, Lebanon and Morocco. In the same period, the first market for Cypriot carob is Egypt followed by Israel.
The best in quality is the Cypriot carob, a local producer tells KYPE, appealing for incentives from the Government. For his part, the Mayor of Peyias speaks of a living heritage that is connected to every aspect of our lives.
In his statements to KYPE, the Director of EBE Pafos Marinos Stylianou stated that based on data from the Statistical Service, from 2017 to 2021, 13.938.338 kilograms of carob were exported abroad, i.e. almost 14 thousand tons, while their value amounted to 7.793.289 .XNUMX euros. Carob is now exported from Cyprus to Egypt, Israel, USA, Morocco, Lebanon, Jordan and Bulgaria.
Mr. Stylianou said that exports to Bulgaria began in 2019, adding that from 2020 carob exports began to Jordan, followed by Lebanon and Morocco in 2021.
According to Mr. Stylianou, carob exports in 2021 total 3.268.475 kilograms (about 3.000 tons) and the value of exports amounts to 1.796.726 euros. Specifically, in 2021 carob exports to Egypt amounted to 2.658.850 kg worth 1.435.520 euros. In 2021, 381.000 kilograms were sent to Israel and the value of exports amounts to 149.428 euros. 144.100 kg worth 59.550 euros were exported to the USA. In 2021, a quantity of 33.000 kg was sent to Morocco and the value of exports amounts to 133.000 euros. They are followed for the first time by Jordan and Lebanon with 26.000 kg and the value of exports amounting to 8.300 euros for each country. 1.525 kg were sent to Bulgaria with the export value amounting to €2.628.
According to the data of the Statistical Service in 2020 the total amount of exports in quantity amounts to 3.179.403 kg and the value of exports to 1.709.158 euros. A quantity of 2.929.353 kilos was sent to Egypt and the value of exports amounts to €1.603.041. In Israel in the year 2020, 176.000 kilograms were sent and the value of exports amounts to 74.925 euros. 48.000 kilograms worth 19.842 euros were exported to the USA. In the same year, 25.000 kilos were sent to Jordan and the value of exports is 10.000 euros. A quantity of 2020 kg was sent to Bulgaria in 1.050 with the value of exports amounting to 1.350 euros.
Besides, in 2019, a total of 3.161.990 kilos of carobs were sent, with the export value amounting to 1.916.435 euros. 2.809.065 kilos of carob were sent to Egypt from the Republic of Cyprus, with the value of exports amounting to 1.756.149 euros. In 2019, 187.500 kg were sent to Israel, while the value of exports to the country of Israel amounted to 74.171 euros. 42.270 kilos of carob were sent to the USA with a value of 84.727 euros. In 2019, carobs began to be exported to Bulgaria with 925 kg and a value of 1.388 euros
In 2018, a total of 1.823.464 kilograms were sent to foreign countries and the value of exports amounted to 959.572 euros. A quantity of 1.554.185 kg was sent to Egypt and the value of exports amounted to 849.236 euros. In 2018, 173.280 kg were sent to Israel and the value of exports is 68.066 euros. 96.000 kilos worth 42.270 euros were sent to the USA.
Finally, in 2017, a total of 2.505.005 kilograms of carob were sent to foreign countries, with the value of exports amounting to 1.411.398 euros. Specifically, in 2017, 2.335.505 kg were sent to Egypt and the value of exports amounted to 1.327.253 euros. They are followed by Israel with 73.500 kg and the value of exports amounting to 35.721 euros and the USA with 96.000 kg worth 48.424 euros.
Nikolas Harpidis is one of the most famous carob producers in the Paphos District, originally from Peyia. Today he is 38 years old and has been working with carob for several years due to his love for the tree which he learned from his grandfather and later from his father.
As he reported to KYPE, they process the carob for food, for serving at home, broken carob for juices, for animal feed and the cold carob.
Mr. Harpidis also said that the Cypriot carob is number one in quality, that's why it is sold more expensive than the others.
He also appealed to the Government to give better incentives in terms of subsidies both for the hectares and for the fruit because they are crops that exist only in the Mediterranean.
In previous years, Cyprus was 3rd in production worldwide, while now it has fallen, he added.
The Mayor of Peyia, Marinos Lambrou, also mentioned the carob of Peyia, noting that the carob is a small culinary treasure of Peyia and is a point of reference for the entire region.
"The carob tree is one of the characteristic trees of our country," said Mr. Lambrou, adding that "this precious gift of nature is not only a basic food source for Cypriots, but a living heritage linked to every aspect of our lives, our everyday life and our habits", he concluded.
It is noted that in Paphos District, Pegeia, mountainous Paphos such as Tala, Akoursos, Koili, Mesogi, Tremithousa, Kouklia, Peristerona, Akourdaleia and Goudi, as well as other communities, have carob trees.
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