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Israel is an advanced, market-oriented economy. However, its limited land and water resources preclude agricultural self-sufficiency, affecting local production costs and consumer prices.

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

Israel’s area planted in citrus in MY 2019/20 is estimated at 17,763 hectares (ha), 80 ha less than the planted area in MY 2018/19.

The report lists and describes certificates that should accompany food and agricultural products to Israel.

For CY 2019/2020, fresh deciduous fruit production is forecast at 550,000 MT for fresh apples and 590,000 MT for fresh pears, unchanged from revised CY 2018/19 levels.

2020 chicken meat production will rise slightly to 2.2 million metric tons with exports of 158,000 metric tons, up 2 percent to key markets of China, Chile and Russia.

2019 Argentine dairy production is projected at 10,650,000 tons, down 1.8 percent from 2018 due to abnormally warm weather during the first half of the year.

2019/20 soybean planted area is forecast at 18 million hectares, up 0.2 million hectares as producers shift second season plantings from corn to soybeans.

The Israeli Hotel Restaurant Institutional (HRI) sector is generally stable with the economy’s growth over the past decade leading to an increase in spending on dining out.

The market share of craft beers is expanding as the sector sees growth and market penetration across Israel creating export opportunities for U.S. craft beer and U.S. beer ingredients.

Argentina’s raisin production is forecast stable at 44,000 metric tons (MT) in CY 2020.

Argentina’s fuel ethanol production and consumption remains stable with 2019 forecast at 1.1 billion liters with no trade expected and the E12 mandate blend near 11.5 percent.