Increasing the export value of figs and grapes
The value of fig exports in the first nine months of this year is estimated at 15 million and 487 thousand dollars,
which shows a growth of 168.2 percent compared to the same period last year,
when 5 million and 774 thousand dollars were exported from this product.
During the first 9 months of this year, 4,415 tons of fresh or dried figs were exported.
This amount was 3,000 tons in the period under review in 2008,
so that the country’s fig exports in the current year in terms of weight increased by 46.9 percent.
Also, in the first 9 months of this year, compared to the same period in 2008, the export value of fresh grapes increased by 139.4%.
According to Shaba, 6,426 tons of grapes worth $ 7,545,000 were exported during the period.
The export of this product in the first 9 months of last year was 4,083 tons worth 3 million and 151 thousand dollars.
According to these statistics, the growth of grape exports in the first 9 months of this year in terms of weight is calculated at 57.4%.