Lebanon’s trade ministry has banned the export of some locally-produced foods, the state news agency reported on Friday. The Lebanese Minister of Industry George Bushkian issued a decree “banning the export of food produced in Lebanon […] until further notice”, local media reported. The export ban includes over 20 food items, such as processed fruits and vegetables, milled grain products, sugar, bread, and some types of alcohol. The ban also covers meat, dairy products, coffee beans and animal feed. The step came as other countries took steps to safeguard their food reserves amid a rising fo…