Syria’s citrus harvest valued at $588m as production rises 18%

DAMASCUS: The Syrian Arab Republic expects its 2026 citrus harvest to reach 840,000 tonnes with an estimated market value of $588 million, the country’s agriculture ministry has announced. Hatem Majar, director of the ministry’s Citrus Office, said production was projected to rise 18 percent above the average recorded over the past decade, supporting about 50,000 farming families and workers across…