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The second stage of the front of pack labeling regulation is scheduled to enter into force on January 1, 2021.

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.

As of March 2020, Uzbekistan liberalized the cotton market with a presidential decree.

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

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

The suddenness of the COVID-19 outbreak caught Israel unprepared in many aspects.

As of March 2020, Uzbekistan liberalized the cotton market with a presidential decree. Starting from the 2020 harvest season, State regulation of cotton production, price and mandatory sales plan...

Israel is almost completely dependent on imports to meet its grain and feed needs. In recent years, dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) and corn gluten feed (CGF) imports have increased...