Jordan’s export rate of vegetables has been declining since 2016, which is having a negative impact on farmers in the Jordan Valley. According to statistics from the International Trade Centre, Jordan’s export rate of vegetables has declined by over 50 percent over the past five years.
The statistics show that Jordan used to export vegetables worth over $400 mln annually. However, the total vegetable export in 2020 did not exceed $200 mln according to the ITC website. During 2020 Jordan exported vegetables to 34 countries worldwide. Jordan’s top vegetable export markets are Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain and Oman.
“Jordanian farmers are financially exhausted and most of the farmers are withdrawing from the market,” said a Jordanian vegetable exporter, adding that farmers have lost major markets in Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) and Europe, and Jordan’s vegetable exports are declining further.
