Foodstuff Traders Association: Jordan imports 95% of its food needs, worth 4.5 billion dollars

Published 2021년 3월 31일

Tridge summary

Jordan relies heavily on food imports, covering 95% of its food needs at a cost of approximately $4.5 billion annually. The country's food industry depends significantly on imported goods due to weak local production and the need for imported inputs. With around 40,000 food establishments, the sector is Jordan's largest and has remained resilient during the pandemic. Jordan imports a variety of food and agricultural products, including rice, sugar, oils, dairy, meat, and vegetables. The pandemic has shifted consumer preferences towards crackers and biscuits. Jordan maintains strict quality control and has resolved issues with Egyptian suppliers. A proposal for an electronic exhibition to introduce Egyptian products to Jordanian consumers is under consideration.

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Zuhair Harb, Director General of the Syndicate of Food Traders in Jordan, said that his country imports about 95% of its food needs from abroad, as the value of its imports of food products and agricultural crops “grains and legumes” is about $ 4.5 billion. For food industries in cooperation with the Commercial Representation Authority under the title “Opportunities for the development of food exports to Jordan.” He explained that there is a great demand for imported food products, especially that local production is weak, in addition to the dependence of factories on imported production inputs. Harb added that the Jordanian market has about 40 A thousand food establishments in the Jordanian market and it is the largest commercial sector, and it is one of the sectors that have not been affected by the Corona pandemic, and he mentioned that his country imports rice in large quantities, sugar, oils, milk, cheese, canned meat, frozen strawberries, frozen vegetables, grains and ...

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