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On March 27, 2020, the government of Morocco suspended customs duties on durum wheat, lentils, chickpeas, beans and dry common beans.

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...

With over 1800 facilities, the Israeli food processing sector is an important player in the domestic economy.

Jordan is dependent on grain imports, any disruption to trade will jeopardize the country's food security and its stability.

FAS Cairo (Post) forecasts Egypt’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 (July-June) to reach 8.9 million metric tons (MMT), up by approximately 1.5 percent compared to 8.77 MMT...

For the next three months, custom duties for imports into Dubai will be reduced by 20 percent for all imported goods sold on the local UAE market.

The UAE cabinet established the “Emirates Food Security Council” to coordinate and lead the implementation of the UAE’s National Food Security Strategy in conjunction with federal and local entities.

Libya poses unique opportunities and challenges for U.S. agricultural exports.

On Thursday March 5, 2020, the government of Morocco issued a circular intended to limit the spread of Corona virus.

Post forecasts Tunisia’s MY 2020/21 soybean imports to reach 720,000 MT, compared to 680,000 MT in MY 2019/20, while at the same time, olive oil exports are forecast to reach 130,000 MT....

Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (GCC-4), permit the importation of genetically engineered (GE) food products of plant origin.

As of October 2019, there are no changes in Israel’s policy towards plant and animal biotechnology compared to 2018.