Saudi Arabia Exported 37 Tonnes Of Fish In 2017
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Saudi Arabia exported 37 tonnes last year (2017), generating revenues which stood at SR1 billion.
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture announced the overall volume of exports from fish farming projects .
Undersecretary Ahmed bin Saleh Al-Ayadah said the 35,000 tonnes of fish were exported mainly to Asian markets, topping all other exporting countries.
“Saudi Arabia was followed by Europe, Arab countries and the USA), he said, adding that the increase in exports reflects an output of the National Transformation program 2020, through which the Ministry’s strategy aims to raise the production of fish farming to 100 thousand tons, by 2020.
SOURCE : ALBILAD
07 May, 2018
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