Food security expert Dr. Fadel ELZUBI said that weather conditions and climate change play a major role in determining the timing of Jordan’s apple harvest and its arrival in the market. In previous years, the apple harvest season in the Mafraq region sometimes began before August 1 and continued until approximately mid-September. Today, however, as a result of changing weather patterns and climatic conditions, fruit ripening and the start of the harvest have been delayed until late August or early September, extending into early October. This delay consequently postpones the availability of locally produced apples in the market.