Saudi Arabia attaches great importance to the palm and date sector by working on its development and sustainability, and raising its contribution to the domestic product.
Where dates achieved self-sufficiency of more than 125%, and the quantities of its production exceeded 1.54 million tons annually. This contributed to an increase in Saudi date exports by 5.4% in 2022 compared to the previous year, reaching 1.280 billion riyals.
Saudi dates spread in many global markets, and the number of importing countries reached 116 countries around the world, importing more than 300 varieties of the finest types of Saudi dates.
Saudi Arabia is home to more than 33 million palm trees, and more than 123,000 agricultural holdings distributed in 13 regions. Dates are one of the most important industries in the world.
Nutrition experts advise the importance of eating dates at breakfast. Because it provides the body with energy, activity, and vitality, as it contains natural sugars, such as sucrose, glucose, and fructose, in addition to acids, proteins, and vitamins such as vitamins (A, B, C, and E). Such as potassium, sulfur, phosphorus, iron, sodium, zinc and magnesium, and dates reduce cholesterol in the blood, in addition to tonic for the liver and kill germs, and eating it prevents hardening of the arteries.
Abdullah Al-Qarni (Riyadh) @abs912