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The Government of Jamaica has implemented the third phase of a plastics ban, this final phase became effective January 1, 2021.

In December 2020, the Government of Iceland presented its first comprehensive Food Policy.

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.

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.

Scrapie (a fatal, degenerative disease affecting the central nervous system of sheep and goats) was confirmed in a sheep on the Stóru-Akrar farm (home to 800 sheep) in Skagafjörður, Iceland.

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.

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

On March 11, 2020, two new regulations regarding import and quarantine conditions for dogs and cats entered into force in Iceland -- Regulation no. 200/2020 on importation of dogs and cats...

Jamaican sugar production for MY 2020/2021 is projected to be approximately 48,000 MT, down from 60,000 MT in MY 2019/2020.

Jamaica continues to be an important market for U.S. bulk, intermediate, and high value agricultural products, with a total value of approximately $394 million in 2018.