Demand for Egyptian Valencia expected to pick up as Indian citrus season concludes Demand for the Egyptian Valencia has been low since the start of the season. Although there is some demand in the Russian and Eastern European markets, the lack of demand has lowered prices slightly. Production on the other hand has been rather good, according to one Egyptian exporter of citrus. According to Mostafa Ali, Senior Regional manager of Nile Establishment for International Trade, the Egyptian production for Valencia has been good this season, but demand is lacking a bit: “The Valencia season has been good so far, we’ve seen high production levels and good quality so far. We do see a higher percentage of smaller sizes in the harvest than we usually do, but we’ve been content with the overall production this season. Demand has been slow compared to last season. Especially during the end of the previous season demand was very high. There currently isn’t a market particularly that has higher demand than others, but demand has been ok on the Russian market, as well as the markets in Eastern Europe and Bangladesh.”