Last year, 88 percent of all new potatoes imported were from Israel. It shows numbers NRK has brought in from the Norwegian Directorate of Agriculture.
The channel writes that it is the first time in many years that Coop has dropped potatoes from Israel.
The grocery chain will not be interviewed about the matter, but communications director Harald Kristiansen writes in an email that the chain has secured agreements for both storage potatoes and new potatoes from Finland, France, Spain, Italy and Cyprus.
At the same time, Kristiansen emphasizes that the decision to drop Israel is solely about commercial considerations.
– Production in Israel may be affected, roads and ports may be closed. For us, it has therefore been important to find suppliers where we are confident that we will receive the goods we have ordered, and that they will arrive, writes Kristiansen to the channel.
2024-02-11 09:16:16
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