It looks like Saudi businesses have discovered the Yemeni market. Every day, an average of 54 huge trailers and trucks cross one border point alone - Haradh. They bring in Saudi foodstuffs, beverages, manufactured goods and industrial raw materials. Such a development has resulted in tremendous grief for the Yemeni industrialists, most of whom were caught off-guard by the Saudi onslaught.
Yemeni consumers believe Saudi products are of better quality.
In addition, Saudi exporters get export credit and other facilities, which allow them to compete well in Yemen. Another industrialist asked why the Saudis do not set up industries in Yemen. We encourage them to establish long-term relations based on joint investments, not just trade. But Yemeni products are also allowed into the Saudi market. These are mainly vegetables and fruits.