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National Strategy for Food Industries: 4.5 billion dinars is the annual production volume of the sector

National Strategy for Food Industries: 4.5 billion dinars is the annual production volume of the sector

The National Strategy for the Food Industry Sector 2027–2029 showed that the sector includes about 2,600 industrial establishments with a registered capital estimated at about 674 million dinars, and provides nearly 66.5 thousand direct job opportunities, in addition to indirect jobs in the agriculture and logistics sectors.

According to the strategy prepared by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply, with the support of the Economic Reform Program, and in partnership with the Jordan Chamber of Industry and a number of public and private entities, the sector meets more than 62 percent of local market needs, and directs about 70

percent of its sales internally, with an annual production volume of 4.5 billion dinars, and a value added reaching 1.8 billion dinars, equivalent to 40 percent of total production.

In terms of exports, the sector achieved a cumulative growth of 102 percent over the last 5 years, with the value of its exports reaching 823 million dinars in 2024, while exports recorded 443 million dinars in the first half of 2025, and Jordanian food products reached more than 109 countries.

The strategy indicated that exports are geographically concentrated in nearby regional markets, as Saudi Arabia and Iraq accounted for about 58 percent of the total exports of the top ten countries during the 2022–2025 period, with a cumulative value of 607 million dinars for Saudi Arabia and 482 million dinars for Iraq.

It pointed out that the United States recorded the highest growth rate among the top ten markets, reaching 498 percent in 2025, although the cumulative value of exports to it reached 98 million dinars, which indicates the existence of growth opportunities in non-regional markets.

The strategy indicated that the biggest challenge facing the sector is that part of the expansion is still driven by an increase in quantitative demand, rather than by deepening value added, in addition to the need to diversify export markets and enhance presence in key markets.

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