Qaybta Saytuunka ee Qasa oo burbursan: Beeraha oo 90% hoos u dhacay iyo Soosaarka Saliidda oo 86% yaraaday
Wasaaradda Beeraha ee Qasa ayaa sheegtay in tirada geedaha saytuunka ay ka soo degtay ku dhawaad laba milyan oo geed ilaa ku dhawaad 150,000 geed.
Qaybta saytuunka ee Qasa ayaa burbur ballaaran soo foodsaartay, iyadoo dhulka la beero uu 90% hoos u dhacay, soosaarka saliidda saytuunka-na uu 86% yaraaday xilliga goosashada 2026, sida ay Wasaaradda Beeraha ee Qasa ku sheegtay warbixin ay siisay Wakaaladda Wararka Qatar.
Hoos u dhac ku yimid beeraha iyo geedaha saytuunka
Afhayeenka Wasaaradda Beeraha ee Qasa, Raafat Asliya, ayaa Wakaaladda Wararka Qatar u sheegay in dhulka lagu beero saytuunka uu ka soo degay ku dhawaad 50,000 dunum ilaa 5,000 dunum oo keliya, halka tirada geedaha saytuunka ay ka soo degtay ku dhawaad laba milyan oo geed ilaa ku dhawaad 150,000 geed. Asliya ayaa sheegay in geedaha saytuunka ay mar ahaayeen ku dhawaad 55% dhulka lagu beero geedaha, iyo ku dhawaad 27% dhulka guud ee wax-soo-saarka dhirta.
Soosaarka iyo warshadaha oo si xun u yaraaday
Asliya ayaa sheegay in soosaarka miraha saytuunka uu ka soo degay ku dhawaad 40,000 tan sanadkii ilaa aan ka badnayn 5,000 tan hadda, hoos u dhac dhan 87.5%, halka soosaarka saliidda saytuunka uu ka soo degay 5,000 tan ilaa ku dhawaad 700 tan oo keliya, taasoo abuurtay farqi cunto oo ku dhow 85%. Wuxuu intaa ku daray in tirada warshadaha saytuunka ay ka soo degtay 40 ilaa toddoba, khadadka wax-saaridda-na ay ka soo degeen 68 ilaa 15, iyadoo awoodda shaqada ay ka soo degtay 150 tan saacaddii ilaa 25 tan.
Beeraley, shaqaale iyo qiimo sare
Sidoo kale, Asliya ayaa sheegay in tirada beeraleyda ku xiran qaybta ay ka soo degtay 20,000 ilaa 1,000 oo keliya, halka tirada shaqaalaha ay ka soo degtay 3,000 ilaa ku dhawaad 200. Wuxuu sheegay in celceliska qiimaha kiilo saytuun ah uu ka soo kacay shan shekel ilaa ku dhawaad 20 shekel (USD 7), qiimaha daasad saliid saytuun ah-na uu ka soo kacay 500 shekel ilaa ku dhawaad 1,500 shekel (ku dhawaad USD 460).
A Gaza agriculture ministry spokesperson told Qatar News Agency that olive cultivation has dropped from about 50,000 dunums to 5,000 during the 2026 harvest season.
Gaza's olive sector has contracted sharply, with cultivated area down 90% and olive oil output down 86% in the 2026 harvest season, Raafat Asliya, spokesperson for the Ministry of Agriculture in the Gaza Strip, told Qatar News Agency.
Trees, Fruit and Oil Output Decline
Asliya said olive cultivation had fallen from around 50,000 dunums to just 5,000, and the number of olive trees from nearly two million to around 150,000. He said olive fruit production dropped from around 40,000 tonnes a year to no more than 5,000 tonnes, a decline of 87.5%, while olive oil production fell from 5,000 tonnes to around 700 tonnes, leaving a food gap approaching 85%.
Presses, Factories and Jobs Cut Back
The damage has extended along the production chain, Asliya said. Olive presses have fallen from 40 to seven and pressing lines from 68 to 15, cutting hourly capacity from 150 tonnes to 25. Pickling factories shrank from 14 to three, with capacity falling from 1,500 tonnes to 200 tonnes, and manufacturing units from 10 to one. Farmers tied to the sector fell from 20,000 to 1,000 and the workforce from 3,000 to around 200.
Prices Rise as Farmers Report Lost Groves
Asliya said a kilogram of olive fruit now costs around 20 shekels (USD 7), up from five shekels, and a tin of olive oil nearly 1,500 shekels (around USD 460), up from 500 shekels. Nasser Odeh, an olive press owner, told QNA his press, which had seven production lines and a capacity of 15 tonnes an hour, was destroyed; one line was rebuilt in central Gaza. Farmer Hamdi Al Samouni said his grove of more than 20 dunums and around 500 trees in eastern Zeitoun was bulldozed.
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