UAE PEAR OPPORTUNITIES by James Varghese

UNITED ARAB EMIRATESOPPORTUNITIES

UAE BUILDING THE FUTURE EXPO 2020, INVESTING LONG TERM INFRASTRUCTURES.UAE POPULATION:9.5 MILLIONEXPECTING 20 MILLION TOURISTS PER YEARA US$ 12 BILLIONS F&V MARKET IN THE GULF,45% IN THE UAE

• First in the gulf, 2nd in the World • 284 wholesale outlets, 4 selling blocks • 150 retail stores and 30 distribution centers. • €100,000 millions modernizing the market • 5,500 licensed companies, a model for the region • Adopting food standards, global player THE DUBAI CENTRAL FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET (UAE)

UAE PEARS CONSUMPTION2014 2015 201641,380 MT 44,720 MT 46,011 MT

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FORELLE ROSEMARIED’ANJOU D’ANJOU RED PACKHAMVERMONT WILLIAM COSIA YANASHILEADING PEARS IN UAE

OPPORTUNITIESTotal value of fruits in the UAE was around AED 5.5 Billion in 2016.During 2010-2016 period value grew with CAGR of 8.4% its expected to grow 7.7% from 2017-2021In 2016 sales volume of fruits in the UAE was 950 thousand tonnes.The volume growth of fruit sales was around 5% in 2016 comparison with 2015.

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