The Impact of Exchange Rate liberalization on the Supply Response Functions of Potatoes and Tomatoes in Egypt

The research aimed to study the productivity, economic and foreign trade indicators of the potatoes and tomatoes crops during the period from 2004 to 2020, as well as measuring the impact of the liberalization of the exchange rate on the supply response functions for each of them during the same period. The research reached the following results: 1.12 thousand pounds/ton, 3.34 pounds/kg, respectively, and the average amount of exports , the average value of exports were about 57.9 thousand tons, 32.2 million dollars On the order, and the average export price was about 551.15 dollars / ton. - Measuring the impact of the exchange rate liberalization on the supply response function showed that the exchange rate and the export price in the previous year explain 66.1% of the changes in the area cultivated with the potato crop and that the liberalization of the exchange rate had a positive impact on the area cultivated with potatoes ،While the exchange rate and the production quantity of tomatoes in the previous year explain about 92.8% of the changes in the cultivated area of the crop. The liberalization of the exchange rate had a reverse impact on the cultivated area of the crop.