KUWAIT. Similarly there is a decreasing trend for other fresh fruits products like grapes and lychee. India shared 37.6% of import market in Kuwait.

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1 KUWAIT A. MARKET FOR FRESH FRUITS AND FRESH VEGETABLES 1. Market Trend and Opportunities: Fresh Fruits The market for fresh fruits in Kuwait has a downward trend. Bananas import volume decreased by 34% and value by 74% during the period 2001 to Kuwait imported about 15.6 thousand tons of bananas amounting to US$ 2.66 million in This shows a substantial decrease as compared to import figures of US$10.4 million of 23.6 thousand tons in In 2006 major imports were made from Philippines with 85.3% of total imports. Among the various fruits import and consumption of pineapples are increasing dramatically. Total quantity of pineapples imported during the period had increased by115% but the value has decreased by 20%. This shows that the price per unit of pineapples decreased slightly. In 2006 quantity imported recorded at 2,054 tons with value of 0.60 million. The major imports were made from Thailand with 49.4%, Philippines 35.4% and Malaysia 6.4%. Likewise imported quantity of mangoes increased by70% whereas the value imported for mango has decreased by 21%. Likewise the import of mango was 8,900 tons and the value imported was 6.07 million. India was the major exporter of mangoes to Kuwait with 92.7% share in the total imports. Similarly there is a decreasing trend for other fresh fruits products like grapes and lychee. India shared 37.6% of import market in Kuwait. Table A: Summary Table Imports of Fresh Fruits in Kuwait Product Qty (In Tons) Value in Million Qty (In Tons) Value in Million 77 Leading Suppliers and their market shares in % of value in 2006 Banana 23, , Philippines 85.3, India 1.2 Pineapples , Thailand 49.4, Philippines 35.4, Malaysia 6.4 Mangoes 5, , India 92.7, Pakistan 2.6 Grapes 10, , South Africa 23.8, USA 15.7, Jordan 14.5 Lychee 5, , Iran 37.6, India 17.3, Pakistan 11.1, Saudi Arabia Market Trend and Opportunities: Fresh Vegetables The quantity imported for tomato in the year 2001 was 54,484 tons which had increased to 82,468 tons in the year 2006, a hike of 51% in quantity and the corresponding hike in the value was 27%. This indicated that although there is an increment of quantity imported but however

2 the price per unit has decreased. The import of tomato amounted to million in The major imports were made from Jordan (59.1%). Imports of onions and green chillies had decreased. India accounted for majority of the imports for onions. Table B: Summary Table Imports of Fresh Vegetables in Kuwait Product Leading Suppliers and their market shares in % of value in 2006 Qty (In Tons) Value in Million Qty (In Tons) Value in Million Tomato 54, , Jordan 59.1, Syria 38.9 Onions 45, , Green Chillies India 38.4, Iran 29.9, Saudi Arabia 16, USA 9.4 7, , Jordan 67.4, Netherlands 21.6 For onion the total quantity imported during the year 2006 was 29,504 tons and the corresponding value imported was 5.59 million. India accounted for 38.4% of the total imports and Saudi Arabia 16%. Green Chillies import during the year 2006 was 3,822 tons and the value imported was 2.75 million. Jordan accounted for 67.4% of the total imports of chillies in Kuwait. a. Banana Table I: Import by Kuwait in Values (In Thousands) Exporters value in 2001 'World 10,417 'Philippines 9,743 'India 674 Table II: Banana Import by Kuwait in Quantity (In Tons) Exporters 2001 quantity, Tons 'World 23,647 'Philippines 22,981 'India

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4 b. Pineapples Table I: Pineapples Import by Kuwait in Values ( In Values) Exporters value in 2001 'World 751 'Sri Lanka 363 'Thailand 224 'Malaysia 164 Table II: Pineapples Import by Kuwait in Quantity (In Tons) Exporters 2001 quantity, Tons 'World 954 'Thailand 355 'Malaysia 305 'Sri Lanka 295 Exporters Table III: Pineapples Import by Kuwait in 2006 value 2006, thousand Trade balance 2006 in thousand Share in Kuwait's imports, % quantity 2006 (In Tons) Trade Indicators Unit value, (/ unit) growth in value between , %, p.a. growth in quantity between , %, p.a. growth in value between , %, p.a. Total export growth in value of partner countries between , %, p.a. World , 'Thailand 'Philippines , 'Malaysia 'S. Africa 'India 'Indonesia , 'Belgium 27 'Costa Rica 28 'Ecuador 23 80

5 c. Mangoes Table I: Mangoes Import by Kuwait in Values (In Thousands) Exporters value in 2001 'World 7,680 'India 3,556 'Pakistan 2,220 'Egypt 1,282 'Kenya 210 'Australia 172 'Sri Lanka 126 'South Africa 114 Table II: Mangoes Import by Kuwait in Quantity (In Tons) Exporters 2001 'World 5,247 'India 2,311 'Pakistan 1,608 'Egypt 985 'Kenya 136 'Sri Lanka 84 'South Africa 80 'Australia 44 81

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7 d. Grapes Table I: Grapes Import by Kuwait in Values (In $ Thousands) Exporters value in 2001 'World 5,557 'Syrian Arab Republic 2,007 'Turkey 951 'Lebanon 573 'Chile 472 'Egypt 445 'India 318 'South Africa 230 'USA 213 'Jordan 190 'Iran 80 'Australia 77 Table I: Grapes Import by Kuwait in Quantity (In Tons) 2001 Exporters quantity, Tons 'World 10,069 'Syrian Arab Republic 4,341 'Turkey 2,031 'Lebanon 1,248 'Chile 643 'India 538 'Egypt 439 'Jordan 358 'South Africa 273 'USA 112 'Iran 69 'Australia 19 83

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9 e. Lychees Table I: Lychees by Kuwait in Values (In Thousands) Exporters value in 2001 'World 3,101 'Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,046 'India 631 'Nigeria 427 'Syrian Arab Republic 269 'Egypt 243 'Lebanon 218 'Pakistan 103 'Netherlands 90 'Denmark 74 Table II: Lychee by Kuwait in Quantity (In Tons) Exporters 'World 5,171 'Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,684 'India 873 'Syrian Arab Republic 515 'Lebanon 414 'Egypt 331 'Nigeria 224 'Pakistan 80 'Denmark 32 'Netherlands quantity, Tons 85

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11 f. Tomatoes Table I: Tomatoes by Kuwait in Values (In Thousands) Exporters value in 2001 'World 16,763 'Jordan 11,197 'Syrian Arab Republic 2,912 'Turkey 1,144 'Lebanon 835 'United Arab Emirates 203 'Oman 201 'Egypt 171 'Netherlands 99 Table II: Tomato Imports by Kuwait in Quantity (In Tons) Exporters 2001 quantity, Tons 'World 54,484 'Jordan 36,287 'Syrian Arab Republic 9,878 'Turkey 3,755 'Lebanon 2,739 'United Arab Emirates 682 'Oman 657 'Egypt 437 'Netherlands 48 87

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13 g. Onions Table I: Onions by Kuwait in Values (In Thousands) Exporters value in 2001 'World 12,249 'Iran 6,156 'Egypt 2,287 'India 1,421 'Pakistan 956 'Turkey 863 'Saudi Arabia 220 'Yemen 144 'USA 133 'Syrian Arab Republic 69 Table II: Onions Imports by Kuwait in Quantity (In Tons) Exporters 2001 quantity, Tons 'World 45,684 'Iran 22,240 'Egypt 9,341 'India 4,956 'Pakistan 3,976 'Turkey 3,192 'Saudi Arabia 869 'Yemen 614 'Syrian Arab Republic 275 'USA

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15 h. Green Chillies Table I: Green Chillies by Kuwait in Values (In Thousands) Exporters value in 2001 'World 3,969 'Jordan 1,638 'India 747 'Syrian Arab Republic 524 'Bangladesh 408 'Lebanon 212 'Netherlands 132 'Sri Lanka 112 'Saudi Arabia 107 'Egypt 89 Table II : Green Chillies Imports by Kuwait in Quantity (In Tons) Exporters 2001 'World 7,345 'Jordan 4,236 'Syrian Arab Republic 1,450 'Lebanon 575 'India 522 'Bangladesh 292 'Egypt 99 'Sri Lanka 86 'Saudi Arabia 45 'Netherlands 39 Table III. Green Chillies Imports by Kuwait in 2006 Exporters value 2006, thousand Trade balance 2006 in thousand Share in Kuwait's imports, % quantity 2006 Unit value, ( /unit) growth in value between , %, p.a. growth in quantity between , %, p.a. growth in value between , %, p.a. Total export growth in value of partner countries between , %, p.a. World 2,751-2, , 'Jordan 1,853-1, , 'Netherlands , 'India 'USA , 'Oman 'U K , 'China 'S. Arabia 'Canada 20 'France 15 'Mexico 15 'Spain 5 91