According to the TradeMap of the International Trade Centre, Saudi Arabia is raking first globally in the value of dates exports in 2021. The nation’s 2021 export value exceeds SR1.2 billion (€300 mln). According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the increase in the value of exports went up by 110 per cent since 2016, where the country gained the highest annual increase in date exports of 13% over the past five years.
Fresh and dried dates accounted for 77 per cent of the total exports to 113 countries.
