In a Year of Ups and Downs, U.S. Exports to the Arabian Gulf Boom. From: AgExporter | Date: December 1, 1999| Author: Verdonk, Ron; Kizirian, Hovaguim; Taha, Mohamed | COPYRIGHT 1999 U.S. Department of Agriculture. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Although total U.S. agricultural exports tumbled in 1998, they showed exceptional growth in some nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council: the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar (collectively known as the GCC-5; Saudi Arabia is the remaining member).

Reversing a two-year decline, U.S. food and agricultural exports to these countries on the Arabian Gulf boomed in calendar year 1998 to a new record of $298 million, f.o.b. basis: a quantum 50-percent ...

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