{"id":2552,"date":"2026-10-03T17:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T17:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=2552"},"modified":"2026-10-07T05:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T05:37:55","slug":"saudi-arabia-leads-global-date-exports-for-fourth-consecutive-year","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/news\/saudi-arabia-leads-global-date-exports-for-fourth-consecutive-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Leads Global Date Exports for Fourth Consecutive Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has retained its position as the world&#8217;s leading exporter of dates by value for the fourth consecutive year, with 2025 exports reaching SAR1.938 billion, according to data from the International Trade Centre, in a milestone reflecting the sector&#8217;s growing contribution to agricultural GDP under Saudi Vision 2030.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;National Center for Palms and Dates CEO Ahmed Al-Mousa attributed the achievement to the Saudi leadership&#8217;s continued support and coordinated efforts among government entities, private enterprises, and industry partners to optimize supply chains and improve export efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Al-Mousa noted that the national center&#8217;s initiative to enable Saudi date exports and access to global markets has been a primary driver of expanded international market penetration. Saudi dates are now exported to some 125 countries worldwide, reflecting strong global demand for their superior quality, safety standards, and variety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;With more than 37 million palm trees across its regions, the Kingdom&#8217;s total annual date production has surpassed 1.9 million tons, cementing its position as a global leader in cultivation and output. The National Center for Palms and Dates continues to roll out programs to upgrade the sector&#8217;s value chain and strengthen the competitive footprint of Saudi dates in international retail markets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has retained its position as the world&#8217;s leading exporter of dates by value for the fourth consecutive year, with 2025 exports reaching SAR1.938 billion, according to data from the International Trade Centre, in a milestone reflecting the sector&#8217;s growing contribution to agricultural GDP under Saudi Vision 2030. &nbsp;National Center for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2553,"template":"","news_category":[7],"class_list":["post-2552","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_category-press-release"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/2552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2553"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/intdc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=2552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}