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The Scent of Jasmine Covers Egypt

Published August 26th, 2020 - 06:12 GMT

Egypt grows the jasmine flowers in the Gharbiya region. The harvest season lands between June and November as the aromatic oils extracted from the flowers are used in perfumes which can cover half the global supply, according to international trade figures.

Eman Mehanna, a worker in the fields of jasmine flowers, said: "We have been picking jasmine since we were children."

On the other hand, farmers are usually picking the jasmine flowers around midnight and finishes a few hours after dawn each day.

"You really need to concentrate on looking for the blossoming flowers," Mehanna added.

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A worker, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, presents a handful of harvested jasmine flowers while standing in a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

A worker, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, presents a handful of harvested jasmine flowers while standing in a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

Egypt and India are the leading producers of around 95 percent of jasmine extracts in the world used in perfumes, according to The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT), and the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

Egypt and India are the leading producers of around 95 percent of jasmine extracts in the world used in perfumes, according to The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT), and the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

A worker, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, throws a handful of harvested jasmine flowers into a wicker basket at a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

A worker, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, throws a handful of harvested jasmine flowers into a wicker basket at a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

Workers unload baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. MOHAMED EL-SHAHED / AFP

Workers unload baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. MOHAMED EL-SHAHED / AFP

Workers stand by baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

Workers stand by baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

A worker throws a handful of harvested jasmine flowers into a wicker basket at a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

A worker throws a handful of harvested jasmine flowers into a wicker basket at a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

Egypt and India are the leading producers of around 95 percent of jasmine extracts in the world used in perfumes, according to The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT), and the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

Egypt and India are the leading producers of around 95 percent of jasmine extracts in the world used in perfumes, according to The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT), and the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

A worker, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, presents a handful of harvested jasmine flowers while standing in a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
Egypt and India are the leading producers of around 95 percent of jasmine extracts in the world used in perfumes, according to The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT), and the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
A worker, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, throws a handful of harvested jasmine flowers into a wicker basket at a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
Workers unload baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. MOHAMED EL-SHAHED / AFP
Workers stand by baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
A worker throws a handful of harvested jasmine flowers into a wicker basket at a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
Egypt and India are the leading producers of around 95 percent of jasmine extracts in the world used in perfumes, according to The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT), and the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
A worker, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, presents a handful of harvested jasmine flowers while standing in a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
A worker, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, presents a handful of harvested jasmine flowers while standing in a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
Egypt and India are the leading producers of around 95 percent of jasmine extracts in the world used in perfumes, according to The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT), and the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
Egypt and India are the leading producers of around 95 percent of jasmine extracts in the world used in perfumes, according to The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT), and the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
A worker, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, throws a handful of harvested jasmine flowers into a wicker basket at a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
A worker, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, throws a handful of harvested jasmine flowers into a wicker basket at a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
Workers unload baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. MOHAMED EL-SHAHED / AFP
Workers unload baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. MOHAMED EL-SHAHED / AFP
Workers stand by baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
Workers stand by baskets filled with harvested jasmine flowers at a warehouse in the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
A worker throws a handful of harvested jasmine flowers into a wicker basket at a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
A worker throws a handful of harvested jasmine flowers into a wicker basket at a field at the village of Shubra Beloula in Egypt's northern Nile delta province of Gharbiya on July 23, 2020. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
Egypt and India are the leading producers of around 95 percent of jasmine extracts in the world used in perfumes, according to The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT), and the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP
Egypt and India are the leading producers of around 95 percent of jasmine extracts in the world used in perfumes, according to The International Federation of Essential Oils and Aroma Trades (IFEAT), and the village of Shubra Beloula In Gharbiya, in the Egyptian fertile Delta, produces more than half of the aromatic extracts used in essential oils for global jasmine production. Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP

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