Drought in Israel this year has caused enormous damage, 50% of the bee population has been destroyed.

Published 2025년 8월 26일

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This year's drought in Israel has caused agricultural damages of around 50 million shekels (~$15 million), and by the end of the year, losses could increase by another 150 million shekels. Tens of thousands of hectares of land have dried up, half of the honeybee population has died, and the planned reduction in water supply threatens further drops in production and economic losses.

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This year's drought in Israel has already caused damages amounting to approximately 50 million shekels (nearly $15 million), and losses are expected to increase by another 150 million shekels by December. According to the newspaper "Al-Ittihad," an anonymous source reported: "This year has been the hardest for Israeli agriculture. All sectors of Israeli agriculture have been devastated." The publication Mizan reports. The source added that tens of thousands of hectares of agricultural land have dried up, and about 50 percent of the honeybee population in Israel has been destroyed. Despite hopes for improvement, indicators suggest that the situation will only worsen. The Water Council is scheduled to convene on Thursday to approve and publish for public discussion the plan for the distribution of water resources for agriculture in 2026. The proposal includes reducing the allocation of fresh water for agriculture from 380 million cubic meters to 250 million. The Ministry of ...

Source: Superagronom