DIVERSE GULF REGION SEES RISE IN MARKET FOR HIGHER END OILS AND FATS
February 8th, 2015
In the Gulf, the harsh desert climate has always made agricultural production difficult, so fats in the form of animal lard or milk ‘ghee’, have traditionally dominated diets. But population growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates – UAE), rising affluence, booming ex-patriot populations, and increasing diversity in imports, have driven increases in sales of higher end edible oils in the region. These products form part of a large GCC market in edible oils amounting to ...
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