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Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (GCC-4), covered by Office of Agricultural Affairs in Dubai, permit the importation of genetically engineered (GE) food products of plant origin.

Egypt’s population of 97 million makes it the Arab world’s most populous country; its population is growing at 2.45 percent, adding 2 million Egyptian consumers yearly.

FAS Cairo forecasts a 5 percent increase in area planted and 6 percent increase in production to meet the local and international demand for Egyptian oranges.

On March 5, 2017, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment submitted a new biosafety bill to the cabinet.

On November 14, 2017, Egypt’s Administrative Court took the lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Sherif Ismail’s Prime Ministerial Decree No. 2992 (2016); the plaintiff seeks to revert the decree....

The USA pavilion was comprised of five U.S. companies, down from 10 in 2016. While U.S. exhibitors reported some promising leads, on-site and 12-month projected sales were nominal.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation’s Central Administration Plant Quarantine issued on October 31, 2017, Directive No. 48 – Regarding Special and Complementary Regulations....

A lack of UAE approved halal certifiers in major poultry producing countries will force a 10 to 15 percent reduction in broiler meat imports in 2017.

FAS Cairo forecasts Egypt’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 at 8.1 million metric tons (MMT).

FAS Cairo forecasts calf crop production in 2018 to increase to 1.93 million head, up 4 percent from 1.85 million head in 2017.

The Foreign Agricultural Service Office in Dubai (FAS Dubai) recruited nine potential food and beverage buyers representing seven major food importing companies based in the United Arab Emirates....

U.S. exhibitors report a total of $85.5 million in on-site sales and project $722 million over the next 12 months as a result of their participation in the event.