According to Al Jazeera, citing experts and research reports, the ongoing war continues to impact wheat cultivation in southern Lebanon and the Beqa'a Valley, with the proportion of land previously used for wheat growing but now lying fallow rising from 9% to 24%. This metric describes changes in land use rather than the destruction rate of all farmland nationwide, nor does it mean a 24% drop in wheat production. The report noted that the livelihoods of farmers in the south have suffered a significant blow.