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In 2019, Jamaica imported agricultural food and products from the United States valued at US$496 million.

This report outlines the major export certificates required by the Government of Jamaica for imports of food and agricultural products.

This report outlines the requirements in exporting food and agricultural products to Jamaica. There were no major changes to these requirements in 2020.

Israel’s planted area with citrus in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 is forecast to be 18,260 hectares (ha) up 3.7 percent from the area planted in MY 2019/20 of 17,600 ha.

With over US$ 400 million in agricultural imports from the United States in 2019, the U.S. continues to be an important trading partner for Jamaica.

As of September 2020, Israel does not have a policy restricting the use of imported genetically engineered (GE) commodities or derivative products.

Growing food markets in Israel: • Meat substitutes • Fruit shakes

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Israeli Hotel Restaurant Institutional (HRI) sector was generally stable. The economy’s growth over the past decade led to an increase in spending on dining out.

The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the Israeli economy and it is unclear how quickly it will recover.

Israeli Consumers Disregard Front of Pack Labeling in COVID-19 Context

The Government of Jamaica, through the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, has devised a number of initiatives geared at assisting local farmers to weather the COVID-19 crisis.

Updates to Israel's quota allocation policy and new voluntary quotas announced in May 2020.