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Syria imports from Lebanon 119,000 tons of agricultural products and exports 100,000 tons
20-3-2018
Despite, frequent talk in Lebanon about Syrian dumping, Syrian agriculture ministry source reported that exports of agricultural goods to Lebanon reached 100,000 tons (excluding dairy) during 2017, against 119,000 tons of made-in-Lebanon products exported to Syria, foremost of which are bananas exports. The exported and imported items, passing through Agricultural Quarantine Center, posted 78,862 tons (agricultural goods) and 39,990 tons (processed items) coming from Lebanon, the source added. Bananas topped the list of imports from Lebanon (22,83 tons), followed by wheat flour (19,477 tons), against 100,000 tons, (primarily apples) of Syrian exports into and through Lebanon during 2017. Meanwhile, a delegation from the Cooperative Association of Potato Farmers in Akkar headed by Omar Hayek, visited last week Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who, according to Hayek, was extremely responsive. Hariri reportedly conferred with concerned parties with the aim of reducing the imports of potatoes (from Egypt), securing markets in the Arab Gulf countries for the surplus and supporting maritime export of agricultural products, Hayek maintained. (Al Hayat, Al Mustaqbal, March 14, 20, 2018)
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