The Ministry of Agriculture announced today the resumption of tomato exports to the Saudi markets after a brief halt due to marketing challenges.

Minister of Agriculture Dr. Saeb Khreisat confirmed that during the export suspension, the ministry worked on practical solutions to marketing bottlenecks, notably supporting the tomato concentrate industry to absorb surplus production. A financial ceiling of up to half a million Jordanian dinars was allocated to mitigate the effects of the export halt and protect farmers from losses.

Khreisat added that the resumption of exports was the result of efforts and continuous coordination with the brothers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, appreciating the Saudi side’s cooperation and its response to resume importing Jordanian tomatoes. He emphasized the importance of the Saudi market as a main and permanent outlet for Jordanian agricultural products.

The minister pointed out that the ministry continues its plans to enhance the flow of Jordanian agricultural exports and expand the base of receiving markets, contributing to supporting Jordanian farmers and maintaining agricultural production stability as part of the national food security system and achieving the economic modernization vision.

The tomato crop is one of the most prominent Jordanian export crops, with annual exported quantities reaching about 228,000 tons, constituting 86% of Jordanian agricultural exports to Gulf markets, primarily the Saudi market.