Friday, November 25, 2011

Smuggled Israeli olive oil hurts Palestinian farmers

The price of olive oil in the West Bank has decreased despite continued decline in production this year, thanks to the smuggling of oil from Israel without obtaining the official permits from the Palestinian National Authority (PNA).

According to a statement issued by the Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture, the Palestinian production of olive oil in the West Bank was 12,000 tonnes this year, whereas the average oil production in good years has been around 20,000 to 25,000 tonnes.

Due to the decline in production this year, Palestinian farmers expected an increase in prices, but they were shocked by the huge quantities of smuggled olive oil from Israel
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Source: http://www.albawaba.com/smuggled-israeli-olive-oil-hurts-palestinian-farmers-402167

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