JERUSALEM, July 24 (Xinhua) -- The output value of Israeli agriculture rose by 0.9 percent in 2017, while the export value in the sector gained 3.2 percent, said an annual report by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Tuesday.

Israel's agricultural output in 2017 amounted to 30 billion new shekels (about 8.22 billion U.S. dollars), the report said, adding that the country's agricultural exports totalled 1.19 billion dollars last year.

The main export crops were potato, carrot and pepper, which accounted for 89 percent of the total quantity of vegetables exported.

The main exported fruits were avocado, date and mango, taking up 84 percent of the total amount of fruit exported.

Most of the agricultural exports were transported from Israel by sea, mainly to European Union countries and Russia.