Tomato crisis in Israel: How they plan to resolve the issue

Israel is once again experiencing a tomato crisis, as has happened more than once in the summer and autumn months over the past ten years. As EastFruit writes, three main factors influenced the problems with tomato supplies. The first is Turkey's refusal to export vegetables to Israel. Turkey has served as a reliable additional source of tomato supplies for many years. The next force majeure, as Israelinfo writes, is cholera bacteria, which were discovered in Jordan, in the waters of the Yarmouk River. Since tomatoes in Jordanian greenhouses are watered with water from this river, the Israeli Ministry of Health has banned their import into the country. And the third factor is traditional. This is extreme heat, due to which the tomato harvest will be reduced by 50% in the coming weeks. Another circumstance is the war, due to which some fields are out of reach for farmers. The shelling zones in the north and south are the most active areas of Israel in terms of crop farming and ...