{"id":9025,"date":"2026-09-23T04:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T04:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshbox-eg.com\/?p=9025"},"modified":"2026-09-23T06:19:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T06:19:31","slug":"fresh-box-ceo-ihab-mansour-shares-his-outlook-for-egypts-strawberry-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshbox-eg.com\/fr\/fresh-box-ceo-ihab-mansour-shares-his-outlook-for-egypts-strawberry-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Box CEO Ihab Mansour Shares His Outlook for Egypt\u2019s Strawberry Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9025\" class=\"elementor elementor-9025\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e1952 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-9771a42 \" data-id=\"25e1952\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"25e1952\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e00534 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_heading\" data-id=\"0e00534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ct-heading h-align- item-st-default\">\r\n    <div class=\"ct-heading--inner\">\r\n    \t        <h3 class=\"item--title case-animate-time st-default wow \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n            <span>Fresh Box CEO Discusses Egypt\u2019s Strawberry Outlook and Expansion Into Asian Markets<\/span>        <\/h3>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79a794d e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-d184575 \" data-id=\"79a794d\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"79a794d\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd40402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd40402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3548\" data-end=\"3750\"><strong data-start=\"3548\" data-end=\"3750\">Fresh Box CEO Ihab Mansour recently spoke with FreshPlaza about the outlook for Egypt&#8217;s strawberry sector following a challenging 2025\/2026 season, as well as Fresh Box&#8217;s plans for the season ahead.<\/strong><\/p><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"3752\" data-end=\"3984\">The interview explored changes in strawberry production, European market conditions, Fresh Box&#8217;s expansion into Asian markets and the company&#8217;s growing frozen strawberry processing capabilities.<\/p><h3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"gtx089\" data-start=\"3986\" data-end=\"4011\">Looking Beyond Supply<\/h3><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4013\" data-end=\"4360\">In the interview, Mansour explained that while Egypt experienced a large strawberry crop during the previous campaign, supply was only part of the challenge. He also pointed to extended domestic strawberry seasons in several European producing countries, which affected demand conditions for Egyptian exports.<\/p><h3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"hej1q5\" data-start=\"4362\" data-end=\"4400\">Expanding Fresh Box&#8217;s Global Reach<\/h3><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4402\" data-end=\"4564\">Fresh Box continues to serve its established markets in the <strong data-start=\"4462\" data-end=\"4499\">European Union and United Kingdom<\/strong> while actively exploring opportunities across <strong data-start=\"4546\" data-end=\"4563\">Asian markets<\/strong>.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4566\" data-end=\"4750\">Mansour highlighted encouraging demand signals, including opportunities in China, as Fresh Box works to broaden its international market presence.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"4752\" data-end=\"4971\">This is especially relevant following Fresh Box&#8217;s participation in <strong data-start=\"4819\" data-end=\"4861\">Asia Fruit Logistica 2026 in Hong Kong<\/strong>, where the company connected with fresh produce buyers and industry professionals from international markets.<\/p><h3 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"11tpu01\" data-start=\"4973\" data-end=\"5017\">Expanding Frozen Strawberry Capabilities<\/h3><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5019\" data-end=\"5248\">The interview also highlighted Fresh Box\u2019s planned IQF processing plant, which will surely increase the company\u2019s processing capacity as it develops its fresh and frozen strawberry business.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5250\" data-end=\"5351\">Combined with Fresh Box&#8217;s own-farm production, this gives you a very strong story across the website:<\/p><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5353\" data-end=\"5432\"><strong data-start=\"5353\" data-end=\"5432\">Our Farms \u2192 Harvest \u2192 Fresh Market \/ IQF Processing \u2192 International Markets<\/strong><\/p><h3 dir=\"auto\" data-section-id=\"n9xivc\" data-start=\"5434\" data-end=\"5451\">Looking Ahead<\/h3><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5453\" data-end=\"5783\">With changes expected in Egypt&#8217;s strawberry acreage, previously reported plant-health concerns being addressed, greater processing capacity and expansion into additional markets, Mansour expressed confidence about the coming season for both Fresh Box and the wider Egyptian strawberry sector.<\/p><p dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"5453\" data-end=\"5783\">Read Ihab Mansour&#8217;s full interview and market outlook on FreshPlaza.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b87dc7d e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-f36cdee \" data-id=\"b87dc7d\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"b87dc7d\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44a8d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ct_button\" data-id=\"44a8d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ct_button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ct_button-44a8d10\" class=\"ct-button-wrapper ct-button-layout1\">\r\n    <div class=\"ct-inline-css\"  data-css=\"\r\n        \">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n            <span class=\"ct-icon-active\"><\/span>\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freshplaza.com\/europe\/article\/9871350\/egyptian-strawberry-acreage-set-to-shrink-easing-supply-pressure\/\" class=\"btn btn-slider-animate2  icon-ps- \" data-wow-delay=\"ms\">\r\n                            <span class=\"ct-button-icon ct-align-icon-\">\r\n                            <\/span>\r\n                <span class=\"ct-button-text\">Read the FreshPlaza interview<\/span>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fresh Box CEO Discusses Egypt\u2019s Strawberry Outlook and Expansion Into Asian Markets Fresh Box CEO Ihab Mansour recently spoke with FreshPlaza about the outlook for Egypt&#8217;s strawberry sector following a challenging 2025\/2026 season, as well as Fresh Box&#8217;s plans for the season ahead. 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