AMMAN — Jordan’s
agricultural exports picked
up by 17 percent in the third quarter of 2021, reaching JD734 million, compared
to JD639 million in the same period in 2020, said
Minister of Agriculture Khaled Hneifat, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
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In a statement on Sunday, Hneifat pointed out that
agricultural exports made up 17.1 percent of the Kingdom’s total exports in the
third quarter of 2021, compared to 15.1 percent in the same period of 2020.
The quantity of agricultural exports also increased,
amounting to 475,000 tonnes, of which 161,000 tonnes were exported to
Saudi Arabia, the minister said, adding that exports to other markets, including
Bahrain and Oman, have recovered. The minister said agricultural shipments to
Egypt had surged to their highest levels since 2010.
The measures taken by the ministry in 2021 focused
on enforcing quality and food safety standards, said Hneifat, adding that
27,750 samples were collected from imported agricultural shipments in the third
quarter of last year, while 36,250 samples were collected from outbound
shipments.
Hneifat said that about 61,000 tonnes of imported
agricultural produce were either resent to their place of origin or destroyed
after failing to meet
Jordanian standards.
The ministry is working closely with all
stakeholders to remove obstacles hindering the flow of Jordanian
agricultural produce to foreign markets, and all pertinent export issues are discussed with
international partners and Arab ministers of agriculture at various
international meetings and events, the minister said.
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