CICILSIPTIC

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CICILS/IPTIC International Pulse Trade Industry
Confederation Meeting May 17-18, 2006 INDIA
Middle East Pulses Markets
Presented by H.BAHCECI Hakan Agro Commodities
Trading Company (LLC)
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Outline

• Market Overview Middle East
• United Arab Emirates , Dubai
• Islamic Republic of Iran
• Iraq
• Syria
• Trends and Observations on Middle East

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Market Overview Middle East

• Middle East consists of 14 countries including
  Egypt
• Import Food Bill of Middle East 30 billion
• MENA - 2nd largest regional importer of pulses
  behind Indian Subcontinent
• Highly import dependent

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Middle East Pulses Grid
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United Arab Emirates / Dubai

• Main Hub for commodities for the region DMCC
  AND DGCX
• Major Re-Exporter in the region
• Value added re-exports
• Transit re-exports
• Ethnic Foods

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Islamic Republic of Iran

• 70 million population
• Average production of pulses 420000 MTS
• White Beans
• Green Lentils
• Chickpeas
• Mung Beans , B.E.B and others

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Exports from Iran in 2006-2007

• ?
• Why

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Because of .
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Iraq

• 25 Million Population
• Average Production of pulses REDUCED DUE TO
  POLITICAL CLIMATE FROM 100000 MTS TO 40000MTS
• Free Trade Market
• New Terms of Tenders
• Trade with the neighbouring countries

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Syria

• 20 Million Population
• Average Production of pulses-300000MTS
• Trade with countries in Arab League
• Trade with Iraq

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Trends and Observations
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Ramadan Pressure on crops
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Trends and Observations

• Growth of Canning and retail packing Industry in
  the region
• Processing facilities at import destinations
• Taste or Price ?
• Subject to geopolitics, trade dynamics maybe
  very flexible
• Subject to increase of expatriate community
  within GCC, more demand shift towards ethnic
  foods

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Comments and Suggestions?
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DEIRA DUBAI ( UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ) Tel 971 4
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