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Egypt’s food and beverage manufacturing and processing sector suffered about $2.2 million (about a 10 percent decrease in sales) due to diminished tourism as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Office of Agriculture Affairs (Post) forecasts refined sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 to increase by approximately 2.6 percent or 75,000 metric tons (MT) to reach 2.85 million metric tons (MMT).

Marketing year 2019/20 was another record year for U.S.-origin soybean exports to Egypt.

In market year (MY) 2021/22, cotton area harvested is forecast to increase seven percent to 70,000 hectares (ha), from 65,000 ha in MY 2020/21.

The 2020 U.S. Agricultural Export Yearbook provides a statistical summary of U.S. agricultural commodity exports to the world. This summary lists only the United States’ primary trading partners.

One of the largest ships in the world was refloated and moving through the Suez Canal after being stranded and blocking the crucial global transport lane for more than a week.

Egypt’s Ministry of Finance issued Decree 38/2021 on pre-shipment registration under a new single window system that seeks to modernize and automate customs administration, simplify procedures...

FAS Cairo (Post) forecasts Egypt’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 (July – June) to reach 9.0 million metric tons (MMT), up by almost 1.12 percent compared to 8.9 MMT...

On December 30, 2020, Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI) signed Decree No. 653/2020.

The National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) is continuing to expand its regulatory reach. The authority has taken full control on imports since November 15, 2019.

This FAIRS report lists the export certificates required for food and agricultural products shipped to Egypt. An export certificate matrix is included in this report.

This report outlines The Bahamas’ certification requirements and includes an Export Certificate Matrix as well as examples of select Export Certificates.