Analysis of Agri-Food Trade Structures
To Promote Agri-Food Trade Networks
In the Islamic Countries
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Export
destinations
Top 10 export products (COMCEC Groups)
China Jute and other textile based fibers [264], Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen
[034], Crustaceans (live or dead), chilled or frozen [036], Oil-seeds and oleaginous
fruits [22], Cotton [263], Crude rubber [23], Cork and wood [24], Hides, skins, raw
[21], Fish, dried, salted or smoked [035], Vegetables, roots and tubers [056]
Netherlands Crustaceans (live or dead), chilled or frozen [036], Tobacco and tobacco
manufactures [12], Jute and other textile based fibers [264], Fish, fresh (live or
dead), chilled or frozen [034], Fish or shellfish, prepared or preserved [037],
Vegetables, roots and tubers [056], Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers'
wares [0484], Fruit and vegetable juices [059], Non-alcohol Beverage [111],
Feeding stuff for animals [08]
Saudi Arabia Vegetables, fresh, chilled or frozen [054], Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen
[034], Spices [075], Edible products and preparations [098], Fruit and vegetable
juices [059], Cereal and cereal preparation [Rest of 04], Bread, pastry, cakes,
biscuits and other bakers' wares [0484], Fruit, preserved and food preparations
[058], Mustard oil [4217], Rice [042]
United Arab
Emirates
Vegetables, fresh, chilled or frozen [054], Fruit and vegetable juices [059], Sugars,
sugar preparations and honey [Rest of 06], Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or
frozen [034], Spices [075], Tobacco and tobacco manufactures [12], Cereal and
cereal preparation [Rest of 04], Edible products and preparations [098], Non-
alcohol Beverage [111], Crustaceans (live or dead), chilled or frozen [036],
United States Crustaceans (live or dead), chilled or frozen [036], Tobacco and tobacco
manufactures [12], Fish, fresh (live or dead), chilled or frozen [034], Bread, pastry,
cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares [0484], Jute and other textile based fibers
[264], Edible products and preparations [098], Animal and vegetable oils, fats and
waxes [Rest of 4], Vegetables, fresh, chilled or frozen [054], Fish or shellfish,
prepared or preserved [037], Rice [042]
Germany Crustaceans (live or dead), chilled or frozen [036], Fish, dried, salted or smoked
[035], Tobacco and tobacco manufactures [12], Jute and other textile based fibers
[264], Vegetables, fresh, chilled or frozen [054], Sugars, sugar preparations and
honey [Rest of 06], Fish or shellfish, prepared or preserved [037], Fish, fresh (live
or dead), chilled or frozen [034], Vegetables, roots and tubers [056], Cotton [263]
Pakistan Jute and other textile based fibers [264], Tea and mate [074], Tobacco and tobacco
manufactures [12], Crude rubber [23], Cotton [263], Spices [075], Sugar
confectionary [062], Vegetables, roots and tubers [056], Fish, fresh (live or dead),
chilled or frozen [034], Hides, skins, raw [21]
Source: UN Comtrade retrieved through WITS.
Note: Products are listed according to the COMCEC group based on their total exports during the 2005-2015 period.
In 2015, around 26% of Bangladesh’s total agricultural exports were destined to the OIC
member countries, compared to only around 20% in 2005 exhibiting growth prospect
specifically from 2012 (Figure 32). Among the OIC members, the Middle Eastern OIC members
are the most important export destinations for Bangladesh’s agricultural products with Saudi
Arabia and United Arab Emirates in the top 10. Bangladesh’s agricultural exports to these two
countries more than doubled over the last decade. Major export items to these markets are
Vegetables, Spices, Fruit and vegetable juices, and Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other
bakers' wares.