Bhasli reassures about stocks and warns of shipping disruptions: Importers are well prepared for a promising holiday season
The head of the Food Importers Syndicate, Hani Bhasli, said in a statement today that importers are continuing their preparations to meet demand during the holiday period, explaining that Lebanese traders are accustomed to ordering goods in advance for seasonal occasions, whether Christmas or the month of Ramadan, without linking their orders to developments…
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What the sources say led here
- According to Bahsali, importers are facing difficulty booking shipments from various regions, especially the Far East, amid disruptions to global shipping; he also cited effects on shipping from disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb. LBCI ↗ · National News Agency ↗ · Ad-Diyar ↗ · Lebanon 24 ↗
What the sources say about the impact
- Bahsali said higher shipping costs and difficulty securing bookings were affecting importers, while assuring that food stocks were available and goods continued to flow into Lebanon; a report put food-price increases at 3 to 6%. Lebanon Debate ↗ · Ad-Diyar ↗
People in this story
- Hani Bahsali
- He is head of the Syndicate of Food Importers. The syndicate, under his leadership, said in September that agricultural crop, shipping and fertilizer costs had risen. The alarm bells are ringing... Are food prices threatened with rising? · LBCI ↗ · National News Agency ↗
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- LBCIبحصلي يطمئن إلى المخزون ويحذّر من اضطرابات الشحن: المستوردون يستعدون جيداً لموسم أعياد واعد ↗
- National News Agencyبحصلي طمأن إلى المخزون وحذر من اضطرابات الشحن: المستوردون يستعدون جيداً لموسم أعياد واعد ↗
- Lebanon Debateالغذاء والأسعار قبل الأعياد... بحصلي يكشف ما ينتظر اللبنانيين ↗
- Ad-Diyarبحصلي: لا أزمة في المخزون الغذائي.. وارتفاع الأسعار بين 3 و6% ↗
- Lebanon 24عن إرتفاع الأسعار... هذا ما كشفه رئيس نقابة مستوردي المواد الغذائية ↗
- Al Anbaaبحصلي: المخزون الغذائي مستقرّ رغم اضطرابات الشحن والتصعيد ↗
