He stressed the need to protect potato producers in Akkar, given how severely affected they were last year by the entry of 12,000 tonnes of Egyptian potatoes on the last day that imports were allowed (31 March), as this had a considerable impact on prices.
Howayek also stressed the need to reduce the import of Egyptian onion and watermelon imports to Lebanon for the benefit of the domestic production.
It is worth noting that Egypt's imports from Lebanon fell to $ 58 million, compared with exports to Lebanon, which were worth $775 million.
Source: lb.aliqtisadi.com
