Food trade relies heavily on imports. 170,000 people slip to poverty line due to Syrian crisis

Up to 80 percent of the market's food needs are imported, according to ESCWA's 'Strategic Review of Food and Nutrition Security in Lebanon' report, released this month.

Food accounts for 16 percent of the total import bill, second only to fuel. Consumed food items are distributed as follows: 35 percent for bread and cereals, 11 percent for milk and dairy, eight percent for meat and poultry, and 46 percent for other food products.

The food items for which the market is completely de...

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