date:Nov 19, 2013
national Perishables Expo Middle East, currently being held in Dubai.
The US has topped the list of Dubais trading partners in fruit imports by about 25 per cent, amounting Dh794 million (1 Dh= $0.27 USD), while India came in second with a 15 per cent share, amounting to Dh 477 million, followed by South Africa with a 12 per cent share of Dh384 million. The share of these three leading countries combined totalled 52 per cent of total fruit imports, or Dh1.7 billion. Regarding fruit exports an