Dubai Food Exports Reaches Dh3.5 Billion

According to the recent figures from Dubai Export Development Corporation, the emirate is increasingly exporting food products around the world with around AED 3.5billion traded last year. In the year 2008, Dubai re-exported around AED 4.1billion of food products. In the list of food exports, confectionery and sugar are ranked at the top of the list, thus making up an export value of 37 percent of all food products. More local businesses of food export across the world are to be encouraged, thus an ‘International Buyers Centre’ at Sweets in the Middle East will be hosted by Dubai Municipality. It will take place at Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre on 2-4 November 2009.

Bobby Krishna, Senior Food Studies Officer, Dubai Municipality said: “The UAE has many great food products to sell to the world. Dubai was built around the trade industry, and with the Arab Free Trade Agreement and the close proximity of our neighbors, we are well positioned to export many great products to the region.” He further added: “There will be experienced staff at the International Buyers Centre in Sweets Middle East to provide advice and guidance on the opportunities abroad. We will also be able to provide on-site support to international exhibitors at the show who are looking to sell food in Dubai.”

The exhibition is organized by Dubai World Trade Centre in combination with organizer of the world's leading confectionary show ISM, Koelnmesse. In addition with this International Buyers Centre, the municipality of the emirate is helping in organizing a special workshop on Understanding Food Trade Regulations in Dubai. This workshop will provide guidance to all those international companies who will be showcasing their latest products at the show.