Dubai, one of the United Arab Emirates, is the major fruit import port in the Persian Gulf with its trade tentacles reaching to Yemen in the south, Iraq in the north, and Sudan in the west. It’s difficult to separate out ­specific countries as independent and uninfluenced by the Dubai traders. With the recent exodus of a major importer in Saudi Arabia, Dubai importers are scrambling to fill the void and get a share of the vast Saudi Arabia market. Price is king in this ultra­competitive market as most apple-­producing regions of the world supply Dubai. Re-export of Washington apples […]