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The agricultural production in the governorate varies between
winter crops such as wheat bean linen, onion barley and summer
crops like cotton rice watermelons and potatoes in addition to
citrus, grapes, date, guava, banana and pear.
Industrial activity:
The industrial activity in Damietta is considered the best
economic model. It depends on the human element and most of
the small production units are private ones.
The governorate is famous for its craft industries, mainly
furniture, dairy, desserts, shoes, spinning and weaving, fish
canning, cooking oils, soap, rice mills, wheat mills, freezing and
packing of vegetables and fruits.
In addition, Damietta port, which serves as a reciprocal port with
the port of Alexandria, is a transit port which has the largest space
for containers in Egypt. Not mention a fishing fleet and a ship
building arsenal.
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