The objective of this study was to study the economic characteristics of non-irrigated
apples and grapes in Syria. The study depended on published and unpublished
data from Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, during the period 2000 –
2014
. The data is related to the cultivated area, production costs and prices. Certain
economic indicators (net income, profitability of invested SP), as well as the most
important marketing indicators (marketing share, marketing margin, marketing
efficiency) were estimated, to clarify the progress in the marketing process of these
important crops in Syria, because the farmers are still suffered from increasing
production costs and decline in their share of the price that had been paid by end
consumers, in addition to their inability to sell their production.
