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الكتائب اللبنانية
Truck shortage risks crop exports
The head of the Potato Farmers' Union in the Bekaa has warned of an escalating crisis affecting land freight movement from Lebanon to the Gulf countries. The issue stems from restrictions on entering Saudi Arabia with trucks and refrigerated containers that are over twenty years old, as per Saudi regulations. He called for Lebanon to be granted a grace period of between one and a half to two years to allow the entry of Lebanese trucks that meet legal and technical requirements, even if they are over twenty years old, in order to gradually renew the land fleet. The shortage of new trucks has led to an increase in shipping costs from around $6,000 to $10,000 per refrigerated container, threatening the export of Lebanese agricultural products to Gulf markets and impacting farmers and exporters. He urged Lebanese authorities to act swiftly to find an urgent solution to this problem to ensure the continuity of transport and export activities between Lebanon and the Gulf countries.
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