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A new presidential decree has raised import tariffs for 364 tariff lines, of which 53 lines pertain to food and agricultural products.

In MY2016/17, Post forecasts total orange exports to increase by 5 percent or 70,000 MT to 1.520 MMT compared to 1.450 MMT in the previous year. FAS Cairo attributes this increase...

On October 20, 2016, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment (MOE) submitted a new draft biosafety bill to the cabinet. The bill is currently being cleared by the cabinet’s Judicial Reform Committee...

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.

Egypt’s economy is rebounding registering its largest growth rate since the outbreak of the 2011 revolution, growing by 4.2 percent in FY 2014/15.

On September 7, 2014 the former Minister of Agriculture Dr. Adel El Beltagy issued Ministerial Decree # 1495 to reestablish the National Biosafety Committee (NBC).

Agricultural and Food Developments during the month of November 2015.

Egypt’s food processing is a very dynamic sector, averaging a compound annual growth rate of 12 percent in the last 5 years.

MY 2015/16 wheat imports are forecast at 11.5 million metric tons (MMT) in line with USDA’s official estimate.

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.

Egypt’s government has backtracked on the policy of eliminating cotton subsidies to the sector and has allocated cash subsidies valued at LE 261.7 million to buy the MY2015/16 cotton crop.

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.