The CEO of Avocado Gal Amir Bakr warned that the produce going in the border areas near Lebanon at the Galilee Development Company.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has declared areas within a 2 KM range of the Lebanese border as closed military areas and many agriculture comes within the described range.Evacuation of foreign workersThe war has affected agricultural activities which led to the situation where farmers are unable to access their fields due to fewer laborers being available.While foreign workers have been evacuated from the area, many workers have been compelled to reserve duty.The products including apple, avocado, and kiwi orchards, peaches, persimmons, and pomegranates are at high risk as the crops have reached the end of their harvest season.Amir Bakr said, “If the fruits are not picked on time, they will rot on the trees”.Turkish food produce to meet shortage Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture announced that a ship with Turkish agricultural produce made a special delivery in Haifa to help meet a shortage of fruits and vegetables resulting from the Gaza war.The ship has 4,500 tons of produce delivered, 80 percent is tomatoes. The majority of Israels tomatoes are grown near the border areas of Gaza. The Agriculture Ministry has offered incentives to Israeli farmers to grow more crops.Earlier in the previous week, ministry inspectors at the ports released about 10,000 tons of various imported fruits and vegetables, which were imported from Turkey.
