Lebanese Food Crisis Affects Both Citizens And Markets

This most recent outbreak of violence in the Middle East has disrupted local food trade, as fruits and vegetables from Lebanon stopped arriving in the Qatari market, causing the price of fresh produce to rise. Although vendors reported that prices have risen about 5%, prices are expected to stabilise and return to pre-conflict levels as produce from Jordan and Syria move in to fill this gap. According to local food industry experts, Qatari importers had the largest trade of fruits and vegetables with Lebanon. With the country's only airport bombed out, roadblocks preventing trucks from transporting goods, and a population

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