المملكة: Saudi Arabia leads the global date scene…a presence in New York and exports approaching two billion riyals

The Kingdom showcased its most prominent products of distinguished local date varieties, and its diverse manufacturing industry, which has achieved wide spread in major global markets, and found great popularity among consumers in many countries. Which contributed to an increase in the value of Saudi date exports and an increase in the number of countries importing them. This came during the Kingdom’s participation as a guest of honor, represented by Saudi dates, in an exhibition "Summer Fancy Food Show"which will be held in New York City, USA, during the period from June 28 to 30, with the participation of 50 countries and 2,400 exhibitors, and the number of visitors to the exhibition is expected to reach more than 30,000 visitors from all over the world. The National Center for Palms and Dates explained that the participation of a number of national date companies in this international event is an opportunity to enable them to market their transformed date products and enter the American market, and to highlight the quality of Saudi dates and their high nutritional value, in addition to contributing to strengthening their presence in specialized international forums. Emphasizing the importance of the role of the palm and date sector in the Kingdom in supporting the national economy, in accordance with the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.

13 Saudi date companies

The Center stated that the Kingdom’s delegation participating in the exhibition "Summer Fancy Food Show" It consists of 13 Saudi date companies, which showcased their products through the Saudi pavilion. In order to enhance its global presence, the Center had announced the entry of Saudi date companies into 15 retail markets around the world. Which embodies the Kingdom’s position and leadership in producing and exporting dates to various parts of the world. He added that "Summer Fancy Food Show" It represents an important international platform, characterized by its vitality and multi-industry. It aims to connect companies, innovators, and professionals in various sectors, and also provides a central base for communication, launching products, and exchanging knowledge, in addition to highlighting the latest technologies, global market trends, and enhancing opportunities for cooperation and investment.
For his part, the Kingdom’s Consul General in New York, Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Hamdan, indicated that the Kingdom’s participation as a guest of honor in this global exhibition reflects the international consumer’s confidence in the Saudi product and the growing status of Saudi products and their ability to compete globally, and reflects the Kingdom’s leadership position in production And exporting dates to all parts of the world, which is demonstrated by the increase in demand for the Kingdom’s dates, as the value of its exports in this product rose to approximately two billion riyals.

Enhancing the Saudi Presence

The Consul General stated that this participation enhances the presence of specialized companies at the world level and highlights the identity of the Kingdom, and enables Saudi date companies to introduce their varieties and transformative products and enhance their exports to countries of the world in a way that contributes to supporting the national economy in accordance with the objectives of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, calling on companies Saudi dates to participate in this exhibition by taking advantage of the central base for communication provided by the exhibition, exchanging knowledge, and highlighting the latest technologies and global market trends in the food sector.

Two million tons of annual production

It is noteworthy that the palm and date sector in the Kingdom is witnessing qualitative leaps, in terms of production and the value of exports, as the total production of dates has reached approximately two million tons annually, while the number of countries to which Saudi dates are exported has reached more than 125 countries in various countries. All over the world, the total value of date exports to it reached approximately two billion riyals.

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