Alrai - An industrial delegation representing 8 Jordanian companies working in the food industry participated in the Kiev International Fair held in Ukraine last week with the participation of 21 countries from different continents of the world.

The Jordanian pavilion witnessed a remarkable turnout of participants in the exhibition, according to organizers of the exhibition.

Chairman of the Exhibitions Committee of the Amman Chamber of Industry Ahmed Al-Khodari, a member of the Chamber's Board of Directors, said in a press statement yesterday that the Jordanian pavilion in this exhibition, which was organized by the Amman Chamber of Industry in cooperation with the Association of Small and Medium Industries, has witnessed a large turnout of traders and visitors interested in the exhibition. They showed great interest in the products on offer and were impressed by the high level of these industries.

He pointed out that a number of Jordanian companies signed export contracts to Ukraine, which will contribute to improving the trade balance between the two countries, which tends significantly to the benefit of Ukraine, where the volume of imports from Ukraine in 2018 amounted to about 172 million dollars against exports of only 8 Millions of dollars.

Al-Khudari stressed the importance of participating in such international exhibitions, which is an important marketing and promotional step for our national industry, especially in the target markets, especially the countries of Eastern Europe and Latin America, in addition to meeting with representatives of international industrial companies in order to exchange experiences and benefit from advanced technology in the food industry and others Local institutions that are keen to apply internationally recognized best practices, standards and standards.

He pointed out that the sector of food and food industries is one of the promising and important sectors, which has witnessed a tangible development, where Jordan's exports of these industries in 2018 amounted to about 524 million dinars.

The total number of establishments operating in this sector is 2666 establishments employing about 50,000 workers, while the capital of establishments operating in this sector amounts to 641 million dinars.The exports of food industries to the Arab countries constitute about 90 percent of the total exports of this sector.

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