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Israeli Farmers Struggle as Pomegranate Cultivation Plummets

9/23/2025

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Rani Bar Nes, an 80-year-old farmer, says cultivation fell from 20,000 dunams in 2018 to 6,000 last year.
Farmers face cheaper competition from Egypt and Turkey, plus water costs and pesticide restrictions.
Prices vary from NIS 3.90 to NIS 29.90 per kilogram by location.
Israelis consume about four kilograms of pomegranates annually, with 18% bought before High Holidays.

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Rani Bar Nes, an 80-year-old farmer, says cultivation fell from 20,000 dunams in 2018 to 6,000 last year.
Farmers face cheaper competition from Egypt and Turkey, plus water costs and pesticide restrictions.
Prices vary from NIS 3.90 to NIS 29.90 per kilogram by location.
Israelis consume about four kilograms of pomegranates annually, with 18% bought before High Holidays.