According to the report, local farmers are furious about the move and claim that following the decision to open the market to this import, it will cause enormous economic damage to local agriculture.
“The reason for the reduction in tariffs is a trauma here three years ago, when only green and expensive tomatoes were available for the Yomim Tovim in the markets,” said Alon Alush, chairman of the Farmers & Growers’ Organization in the Negev.”
Theyeshivaworld.com reported on sources in the Ministry of Agriculture saying that “this is a cancellation of tariffs for two weeks only, related to the Jewish New Year, and no local farmer will be harmed.”