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Saudi Arabia's Date Exports Grow to $200 Million in First Half of 2024

Vendors and buyers are seen at the AlUla Dates Festival. SPA file photo
Vendors and buyers are seen at the AlUla Dates Festival. SPA file photo
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Saudi Arabia's Date Exports Grow to $200 Million in First Half of 2024

Vendors and buyers are seen at the AlUla Dates Festival. SPA file photo
Vendors and buyers are seen at the AlUla Dates Festival. SPA file photo

The National Center for Palms and Dates in Saudi Arabia reported a 9.9% rise in date exports in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

The country exported more than SAR751 million worth of dates (200 million dollars) in the first six months of this year.

Exports to Brazil, Norway, Italy, and Canada in the first half of 2024 grew by over 100%. To Germany they registered a 91.5% increase, to South Korea 72%, to Indonesia 50.1%, to Sweden 43.7%, to Malaysia 32.6%, to the UK 29.7%, to Morocco 25.3%, and to the US 21.1%.

The rise in date exports is credited to the unwavering support the Saudi leadership gives to the palm and date sector, and to the impactful efforts of the National Center for Palms and Dates to boost the competitiveness of Saudi dates at global scale.

This success underscores the dedication of date exporters to deliver top-quality products, boost the global presence of Saudi dates, and establish the Kingdom as a frontrunner in date exports.

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One Quarter of China's Energy Now Comes from Clean Sources

China said its wind and solar capacity overshot a target set by President Xi Jinping nearly six years ahead of schedule. GREG BAKER / AFP/File
China said its wind and solar capacity overshot a target set by President Xi Jinping nearly six years ahead of schedule. GREG BAKER / AFP/File
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One Quarter of China's Energy Now Comes from Clean Sources

China said its wind and solar capacity overshot a target set by President Xi Jinping nearly six years ahead of schedule. GREG BAKER / AFP/File
China said its wind and solar capacity overshot a target set by President Xi Jinping nearly six years ahead of schedule. GREG BAKER / AFP/File

A quarter of all the energy China consumes now comes from clean sources, according to research published Thursday, as Beijing rapidly pivots its huge economy to a greener footing.
The country is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gasses, though has in recent years emerged as a global leader in renewable energy.
It has pledged to bring its emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide to a peak by 2030 and to net zero by 2060.
A white paper published Thursday said the proportion of "clean energy" in total national consumption rose from 15.5 percent to 26.4 percent over the past decade, according to state news agency Xinhua.
Wind and solar capacity increased by ten times over the same period, Xinhua quoted the document as saying.
It said China was responsible for over 40 percent of annual additions to global renewable energy capacity since 2013.
"China has... achieved historic breakthroughs in green and low-carbon energy development," the white paper said.
Under the Paris climate accord, countries have pledged to cut greenhouse gas emissions with a view to keeping global temperature rises below 1.5 Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
China has won plaudits for its efforts to rapidly ditch polluting energy sources such as coal, but has also resisted calls to act even more ambitiously.
Last week, its wind and solar capacity overshot a target set by President Xi Jinping nearly six years ahead of schedule.
Mismatched development in the country's renewables sector also means a significant amount of energy gets wasted, while turbulence in the domestic solar industry has pushed some firms into dire financial straits.