A Comparative Economic Study of the Production of Sugar Cane and Sugar Beet in Egypt
Keywords:
sugar cane, sugar beet, expansion, Economic Study, EgyptAbstract
Sugar production in Egypt depends mainly on sugar cane and sugar beet crops, and the expansion of their cultivation in Egypt faces some challenges. With regard to the productive indicators of the sugarcane crop, the results of the research, as shown by the results of the general time trend analysis, indicate that there is a statistically significant increase in the annual cultivated area, which is estimated
at about 1.186.87 feddan. This is equivalent to about 0.36% of the average, and there is a statistically significant annual decrease in the average. The productivity is estimated at about 0.224 tons/ feddan, representing about 0.47% of the average. It was also found that there is a statistically insignificant annual decline in total production. As for the productivity indicators for the sugar beet crop in Egypt,
the results indicate that there is a statistically significant increase in the annual cultivated area, estimated at about 26,486.91 feddan, representing about 5.62% of the average. It also turns out that there is a statistically non-significant annual decrease in the average productivity of the sugar beet crop in Egypt. It was found that there was a statistically significant annual increase in total production, estimated at approximately 539,079.13 tons, representing approximately 50.5% of the average. According of the development of economic indicators for sugar cane and sugar beet crops in Egypt during the period research, the results of the general time trend analysis showed that there was a statistically significant increase in the price of a ton of sugar cane and sugar beet annually, estimated at about 31.47, 49.57 pounds per ton, representing about 10.08%, 7.28% of the average respectively. This research also showed a statistically significant increase in the costs of producing feddan of sugar cane and sugar beet annually, estimated at about 693.62 and 1179.79 pounds, representing about 10.42% and 11.73% of the average respectively.
