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The Government of Bangladesh proposed national budget for FY 2016-17 (July-June) is BDT 3.41 trillion ($43 billion USD), which is 28 percent higher than the revised budget of last year.

Development of the Bangladesh biotechnology sector is progressing slowly in general, but strong interest of the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) will help to drive the development and commercial...

The major export certificates required by Saudi Arabia’s regulatory and import control agencies are included in this Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) Certificates Report.

Saudi Arabia applies Gulf Standardization Organization (GSO) biotech regulations on food and agricultural products. The GSO regulations, issued in 2011, call for biotech labeling if the biotech...

For marketing year (MY) 2016/17 (May to April), Post’s rice production estimate remains flat at 34.5 million tons due to flooding that affected Aus rice production in northern, northeastern...

he Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) will take over will take over the exclusive right to import and manage local distribution of feed barley on October 2, 2016.

Broiler meat production in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach 670,000 MT in 2016, four percent higher than 2015.

Post’s marketing year (MY) 2016/17 (May/April) rice production is forecast marginally lower at 34.51 million metric tons (MMT) on estimated lower planting (11.7 million hectares).

Post’s marketing year (MY) 2016/17 (May/April) rice production is forecast marginally lower at 34.51 million metric tons (MMT) on estimated lower planting (11.7 million hectares).

The institutional food service sector in Saudi Arabia is expected to have a strong growth in the next five years.

From calendar year (CY) 2012 to 2015, U.S. agricultural export sales to Bangladesh rose by approximately 174 percent to $498 million, now higher than Pakistan.

MY 2016/17 cotton area is forecast unchanged at 43,000 hectares (HA); farmers are not projected to add cotton area due to expected higher profit margins for other short duration crops.