The report, issued by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) said that Saudi Arabia's dates exports amounted to SR1,215 billion, making the dates sector one of the most contributing in the increase of national investments and exports to the best achievement of the Kingdom's Vision 2030.

Saudi Arabia accommodates more than 33 million palm trees planted in more than 123,000 agricultural properties in 13 administrative regions, the report said.

The transformative industries of palm trees and their products are considered among the world's most important, with the MEWA succeeding to register dates in the international SuperFruit index at the World Food and Agriculture Organization, which announced 2027 as the world's International Year for Dates, the report concluded.