date:Nov 26, 2018
pressure
Although lemons are not in the ranking of Israel's main export products, a large volume is grown for the domestic market. A total of 64,500 tons of lemons are expected to be harvested this year; of these, 60,000 tons will be sold on the domestic market and about 4,000 tons are intended for the processing industry. The remaining 500 tons are exported. We see a slight increase in the production every year, says an exporter.
This is putting pressure on the price. The list of export desti