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After years of declining production, Egyptian cotton is again on the rise.

Wheat and barley crops have developed well after a slow start. Post forecasts MY 2018/19 wheat and barley production at 1.2 MMT and 475,000 MT, respectively, with imports at 1.85 MMT and 675,000 MT.

Israel’s Public health regulations on pesticide residues were amended on November 22nd 2017. The new regulations came into effect on December 28th 2017.

Morocco, a U.S. Free Trade Agreement partner, has been an occasionally good yet price-sensitive market for U.S. food processing ingredients.

With over 1,800 facilities, the Israeli food processing sector is an important player in the domestic economy.

FAS Cairo forecasts refined sugar production in MY2018/19 to increase by approximately five percent or 115,000 metric ton (MT) to reach 2.44 million metric tons (MMT)....

On February 2, 2018, Egypt’s General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC) issued updated requirements for suppliers wishing to participate in government tenders for wheat procurement.

In a new online joint communique, dated March 13, 2018, Tunisia formally removed the remaining barrier to U.S. exports, which have been thus far unable to comply....

Israel is almost completely dependent on imports to meet its grain and feed needs.

Morocco’s regulatory framework concerning the sanitary protection of poultry farms, the control of production and marketing of poultry products is primarily governed by Law No. 49-99.

Saudi corn imports in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 are forecast to increase by 15 percent, to about 4 million MT.

The Food for Progress Program for Jordan funded the construction of the al-Karak Dam in the al-Karak Governorate, 150 kilometers south of Amman.