What are Israel's exports of aquatic products
This only 6% of Israel's total land area of the desert living on nearly 500 families, but its fresh fruits and vegetables exports actually accounted for half of Israel's total national exports, flower exports also accounted for 12%. At present, Israeli agricultural products have occupied 40% of the European market for fruits and vegetables, and has become the second largest supplier of flowers in Europe after the Netherlands. Fruit and Breeding Fruit production occupies an important place in Israeli agricultural production. in 2002, the area of fruit in Israel amounted to 36,000 hectares (17,000 hectares planted with sweet oranges are not counted), and its output value reached 513 million US dollars. Fruit exports amounted to 74,000 tons, which accounted for 15 per cent of Israel's total agricultural production. Of the exported fruit, 49,000 tons were avocados and 4,000 tons were table grapes. In 2002, Israel produced 530,000 tons of citrus fruits, with an orchard area of 17,000 hectares; of these, about 55,000 tons were exported annually, which accounted for 12.5% of all fresh agricultural exports. The citrus fruits mentioned here include grapefruits, lemons and other small varieties of citrus and orange fruits. Israel also has more than 50,000 hectares of other orchards, which produce 500,000 tons of fruit annually, valued at $450 million. The varied climatic conditions make it possible to pick fruit in Israel at the beginning and end of the peak fruit season, and even after the peak season. This makes it possible to have fruit available on the market for a long time. Vegetable production also occupies a very important place in Israel, with a value of about $672 million, or 21% of the total agricultural output. About 45,000 hectares are in the open field, while the more productive are in "greenhouses", which have reached an area of 4,000 hectares, mainly tomatoes, bell peppers, leafy vegetables, watermelons, melons, etc. The most surprising thing is that there are a number of privately owned farms that produce vegetables. What is most surprising is the importance that some private companies attach to agricultural research. In ben dor