The Higher Relief Committee reportedly began yesterday dispensing the second instalment of compensation for apple growers, totaling LBP 20 billion and which was due last August. Concerning the Lebanese potato trucks stranded in the Aqaba Port in Jordan, Prime Minister Saad Hariri called yesterday his Jordanian counterpart who agreed to facilitate the entry of Lebanese potatoes after checking their quality. Furthermore, the minister of economy and trade, Raed Khury announced at a press conference yesterday that his ministry has resumed delivery of the 2017 wheat and barley harvest after a 2-season suspension. Khury who was speaking after a tour to the wheat warehouses to supervise the delivery of supplies said he expected the delivery of some 45 thousand tons of the crops for the current season. (Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, October 19, 20, 25, 2017)