…. Camel sales have reached more than Dh60 million in the first two days of the ongoing Al Dhafrah Festival in Zayed City, Al Gharbia (Western Region), an official said on Monday.

“The festival challenged the economic recession in its first days; camel sales are very active since the beginning of the festival which points to hot competition coming up between camel owners, more than last year,” Al Ameri said.

Participants in the festival were talking about Emirati Hamdan Bin Ghanim Al Falahi who bought three camels on Sunday worth Dh24 million. The First camel worth Dh10 million, the second worth Dh9 million and the third worth Dh5 million. In addition to that, the same buyer bought other camels totalling Dh32 million.

Another participant sold his camel yesterday for Dh8.5 million.

The rise in camel sales reflects the interest of camel owners to support their camel troupes with the best and beautiful camels. This is particularly relevant as the festival has introduced for the first time the Al Bayraq lap, where each participant is required to participate with a group of 50 camels, and the grand prize for first winner for both Asayel and Majaheem camels is Dh1 million.