Optimal geographical distribution of Saudi dates exports

Adel Mohammed Ghanem, Khaled Nahar Alrwis, Othman S. Alnashwan, Mohamad A. Alnafissa, Said Azali Ahamada and Ibrahim bin Othman Al-Nashwan

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, 2024, vol. 42, issue 4, 1969-1981

Abstract: Purpose - This research aimed to maximize the value of date exports for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach - To achieve its objective, this study relied on secondary data and quantitative economic analysis represented by the Linear programming model. Findings - This study showed that Saudi Arabia exports dates to the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Kuwait, Turkey, Somalia, Jordan, Oman, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh Morocco, Lebanon, and others. The geographical concentration coefficient for the quantity and value of date exports was 35.05% and 34.74%, respectively, during the study period. Saudi Arabia exported a quantity of dates amounting to 83.08 thousand tons, representing 40.57% of the average total amount of Saudi dates exports during the study period, to Yemen, Somalia, India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Egypt, China, Djibouti, Bahrain, and Ethiopia, at prices lower than the average export price of 1200.31 dollars/ton, and therefore the export policy needs to restructure the geographical distribution of date exports. Based on the models of geographical distribution, Saudi date exports value can be increased by 32.76–127.12 million dollars, meaning can be increased by 13.77% – 53.44%. In light of the results of the proposed models, this study recommends the need to restructure the geographical distribution of Saudi date exports so that the value of Saudi date exports can be increased by 127.12 million dollars from the current situation for the period 2017–2021. Originality/value - The paper’s original contribution lies in its proposal to restructure the geographical distribution of Saudi date exports to increase the value of exports.

Keywords: Geographical distribution; Dates; Exports; Linear programming (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1108/AGJSR-05-2023-0181

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