AMMAN — The Kingdom's exports of
live sheep and hatching eggs increased last year by about 30 percent each,
while fruit and vegetable exports remained stable, Minister of Agriculture Khaled
Al-Huneifat said.
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Sheep exports rose in 2022 to 570,000 head compared
to 430,000 head in 2021, while 121 million hatching eggs were exported last
year, compared to 90 million the year before. Meanwhile, 460,000 tonnes of fruits
and vegetables were exported in 2022, similar to produce exports in the past
three years, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
The ministry is working to increase
agricultural exports via contracts with farmers through an agricultural marketing
company, to enter new markets with non-traditional items, Huneifat said. He called
on farmers to maintain contact with the company's management, which is
currently working to identify competitive products with export potential in
foreign markets.
Last year, through the national plan for sustainable
agriculture, the ministry oversaw production in the southern Jordan Valley to
address shortages and identify export crops, he said, stressing the readiness
of agricultural extension plans within a production strategy to enhance food security
and raise agricultural exports.
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