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Israel’s planted area with citrus in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 is forecast to be 18,260 hectares (ha) up 3.7 percent from the area planted in MY 2019/20 of 17,600 ha.

As of September 2020, Israel does not have a policy restricting the use of imported genetically engineered (GE) commodities or derivative products.

Growing food markets in Israel: • Meat substitutes • Fruit shakes

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Israeli Hotel Restaurant Institutional (HRI) sector was generally stable. The economy’s growth over the past decade led to an increase in spending on dining out.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the Israeli economy and it is unclear how quickly it will recover.

Israeli Consumers Disregard Front of Pack Labeling in COVID-19 Context

Updates to Israel's quota allocation policy and new voluntary quotas announced in May 2020.

The suddenness of the COVID-19 outbreak caught Israel unprepared in many aspects.

Israel is almost completely dependent on imports to meet its grain and feed needs. In recent years, dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and corn gluten feed (CGF) imports have increased...

With over 1800 facilities, the Israeli food processing sector is an important player in the domestic economy.

As of October 2019, there are no changes in Israel’s policy towards plant and animal biotechnology compared to 2018.

New regulations requiring front of pack labeling are set to enter into force on January 1, 2020.