It is grape harvest season in Lebanon. Local farmers are busy picking grapes in the Bekaa Valley.

Due to the devaluation of the Lebanese pound, the price of one kilogram of grapes rose to 15,000 pounds (about 1 U.S. dollar), compared to 2,000 pounds last year.

A farmer picks grapes in his orchard in the town of Mashghara, western Bekaa, Lebanon, on July 31, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A boy picks grapes in his family's orchard in the town of Mashghara, western Bekaa, Lebanon, on July 31, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A farmer picks grapes in his orchard in the town of Saghbin, western Bekaa, Lebanon, on July 31, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

A seller waiting for customers in a wholesale vegetable market in the town of Qab Elias, Bekaa, Lebanon, on July 31, 2021.(Photo: Xinhua)