Access to the UAE market (background information) (2)
- Dubai is a key centre of rivulet production in the UAE. The city and emirate have an extensive, modern logistics infrastructure, including storage and processing facilities and a strategic location.
- Most́ of the processing plants are located̨ in Dubai Industrial City and Jebel Ali Free Zone (emirate of Dubai).
- The Jebel Ali Free Zone plays a special̨ role in meat processing. It houses the facilities of the major meat producers in the Middle East. The meat industry in the UAE is growing̨ in line with the increasing purchasing power of consumers. The launch of private production facilities in free trade zones allows meat producers to import́ livestock and opeń production lines to distribute meat products in the GCC region