4000 ton of Lebanese potatoes destined for export stuck in transport halfway
128 containers with around 4.000 tonnes of potatoes from Lebanon destined for Arab Gulf states have been stopped in Port Said, Egypt or have already been returned to Lebanon.
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maart 26, 2015
North Lebanon potato farmers protest imports from Egypt
Farmers in the North Lebanon town of Hissa protested Thursday potato imports they said would devastate their sales, state media reported.
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september 11, 2013
European Union agrees to import potatoes from Lebanon
The European Union has granted Lebanon the right to export 50,000 tons of potatoes, reversing a decadelong export prohibition, the Lebanese Agriculture Ministry said Monday.