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On April 11, 2020, Egypt’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) issued Decree No. 209/2020.

The government of the Kingdom of Norway has announced a number of measures to help businesses that have been adversely affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Enclosed is a brief analysis of the Norwegian wine monopoly’s (Vinmonopolet’s) sales of wine and beer in calendar year 2019. Norway was a $12.2 million export market for U.S. wine and beer in 2019.

On March 26, 2020, Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) issued Resolution No. 3/2020.

The Office of Agriculture Affairs (Post) forecasts refined sugar production in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 to increase by approximately 1.5 percent or 40,000 metric tons (MT) to reach 2.78 million...

In March 2020, FAS/The Hague visited Norway’s leading food and beverage show, SMAK/HOLDBAR, in Lillestrøm, Norway. SMAK is a truly Norwegian trade show predominantly focusing on foodservice-HRI buyers

In market year (MY) 2020/21, cotton area harvested is forecast to drop by almost 35 percent to 65,000 hectares (ha), from 100,000 ha in MY 2019/20.

Egypt imported some $6.3 billion worth of food ingredients in 2019, up about $100 million compared to imports in 2018

On February 23-24, 2020, FAS/Cairo along with the North Dakota Trade Office coordinated the visit of pulses suppliers to Egypt to market U.S. peas, lentils, chickpeas, and dry edible beans.

Egypt’s soybean imports in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 (October-September) are forecast at 3.8 million metric tons (MMT), up 100,000 MT from the MY 2019/20 estimate.