Ministry maintains olive exports at 1% of production

By JT - Oct 11,2015 - Last updated at Oct 11,2015

AMMAN — The Ministry of Agriculture does not allow olive exports by more than 1 per cent of domestic production, in order not to affect the amount of locally produced oil, Ministry Spokesperson Nimer Haddadin said Sunday.

He also underlined the importance of maintaining export markets for Jordanian products, noting that the ministry does not intervene in the export destination as this contributes to increasing investment and improving farmers’ incomes, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

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