Day 4 Dubai

The morning started with a visit to the Dubai port to meet with a grain trader and mill manager from IFFCO. This was a frank and open discussion about grain quality and trade around the world, the key points being

Quality of wheat from Black Sea region improving including management of insects low moisture and protein

Improving storage and handling from the Black Sea including there ability to segregate making it more attractive

Stagnate quality of the Australian crop

Distance to market and carry costs on this time Australia is 35 days Black Sea 15 India 3 days.

In the afternoon we headed to the dessert for some dune bashing followed by camel rides and belly dancing.