Which crops israel produce?

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Which crops israel produce?

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Include wheat for grain and silage, hay, legumes for seeds and safflower for oil. The remainder is summer crops such as cotton, sunflowers, chickpeas, green peas, beans, corn, groundnuts and watermelon for seeds, mostly irrigated. With water in short supply, crop farmers have been concentrating, for the remaining land, on new varieties that produce the same or higher yields, with less or no irrigation. In addition, irrigation increasingly consists of treated sewage.

Wheat is the dominant crop in terms of acreage planted - 100,000 hectares, of which Bedouin farmers till some 20,000 ha. It is intended mainly for grain.

The scale of cotton planting fluctuates widely, depending on market prices. In 1998 some 31,000 ha. were planted; 9,500 ha. in 2000; and 15,400 ha. in 2001. Almost the entire cotton crop is drip irrigated, using mainly treated sewage. Seed cotton yields per unit of land are currently among the highest in the world, averaging 16 kg per hoof fiber for both the Ocala and Pima varieties. The entire crop is exported. In terms of sown area, Israel represents only a very small percentage, but in Europe it currently has a 20 percent market share of the Pima variety, and is increasingly switching to this variety. The sector is completely mechanized and each worker produces on average $100,000 worth of cotton annually.

Vegetables

Growing vegetables has become an art in Israel - based on choosing the right hybrid varieties, fertilizers and irrigation methods, selecting greenhouse covers designed for specific crops and employing innovative growing tools, harvest equipment and post-harvest treatments. In recent years farmers have also been seeking profitable market niches. Examples are a big increase in production of organic produce, as well as specialties like herbs and selected mushrooms.

Vegetables account for about 17 percent of Israel's total crop output value. In 2000 the country's farmers produced some 1.2 million tons, of which 150,000 tons were exported; large quantities of processed vegetables are also exported. Technologically advanced methods are employed, including soil-less greenhouses with climate control systems. From 1990-1999 the area of greenhouses for vegetable cultivation was tripled, to 3000 hectares. While tomatoes growing in the open field reach yields of up to 80 tons per hectare, an average 200-300 tons can be grown in greenhouses under controlled climatic conditions. Israel exploits the sunshine and high temperatures to grow high-quality vegetables during the off-seasons of competitors abroad. In the last few years varieties of some crops, notably tomatoes and melons, have been adapted for growth in the desert with saline water irrigation.The cultivation of vineyards, first promoted as a commercial enterprise at the beginning of the last century, has been expanded to include special varieties of grapes for a wide range of prize-winning red and white wines. These include grapes grown with saline water in desert conditions - a worldwide first.

Citrus, the country's oldest export sector, remains the third largest agricultural export, with 250,000 tons of oranges, pink and white grapefruits, lemons, pomelos and several varieties of easy-peeling tangerines, as well as concentrates, juices and other products, shipped abroad annually. Efforts are now being made to the develop new citrus varieties with smaller seed content, a longer shelf life, a pleasant appearance and a long marketing season.
Others

Olives, oranges, grapefruit and bananas are some.
Lots of Bananas, Avocados, all Citrus fruits (Lemons, Oranges, Grapefruits, Pomelo etc) Lots of hybrid (for example, Pomelit, that is a mix between Pomelo and Grapefruit)
Peaches, apricots, Plums, All exotic fruits of sort (mango, Guava, Kiwi, Charamoya - that is Anona in Hebrew... and more!)
All sorts of nuts, as in Pecan, Almonds and more,
Figs, Olives, dates of course
All veggies, including tomatoes, cucumbers, peepers, lettuce and more..
Wheat, corn, cotton!

It will be easier to ask what crops Israel does not produce. Those would probably include: Pineapple, coconuts, pistachios. Not much.
oranges ,kiwis, grapes,wheat, dates
Cotton, sunflowers, chickpeas, green peas, beans, corn, groundnuts, watermelon, citrus (esp. oranges and grapefruits), bananas, legumes, jojoba, olive, avocado, pecan, persimmon, hay, figs, tomatoes, onion, garlic... (partial list)

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