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Saudi regulations allow the importation of biotech plant products. However, they are required to be labeled if they contain more than one percent genetically engineered (GE) plant ingredients....

Israel’s area planted in citrus in MY 2018/19 is estimated at 17,843 hectares (ha), 957 ha less than the planted area in MY 2017/18.

On October 28, 2018, the Israeli ministries of Finance and Agriculture, together with the Israeli Farmers Association, the Association of Israeli Cattle Breeders and the Israeli Dairy Association....

As of October 2018, Israel does not have a policy that restricts the use of imported genetically engineered (GE) commodities or derivative products.

Saudi Arabia’s barley imports for MY2018/19 are estimated at 8.5 million MT, up by approximately 12 percent from the USDA’s official estimate of 7.6 million MT.

Chicken meat production in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach 650,000 MT in 2018, and is projected to increase to 700,000 MT in 2019.

The Israeli Hotel Restaurant Institutional (HRI) sector is generally stable.

So far this marketing year, the Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) has issued two barley import tenders to import a total of 3.24 million MT of barley for arrivals from July to October 2018....

In cooperation with the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce, FAS Tel Aviv is publishing newsletters targeting specific sectors of the Israeli food and agricultural market.

Israel is a net importer of all major categories of food products. The retail food market faces slow growth, limited competition, and high prices.

The Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) has concluded its barley purchases for marketing year (MY) 2017/18.

The Saudi food processing sector has been rapidly growing due to government support of food processers, rising per capita income and major demographic and socio-economic changes.