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Israel does not have a policy restricting the use of imported genetically engineered (GE) commodities or derivative products. There are no changes in Israel’s policy towards plant, animal biotechnology, and microbial biotechnology since 2023.

The beef sector in Israel is growing and is heavily reliant upon imports. Israel’s lack of grazing land for cattle and an increasing population are the main factors contributing to the growth in demand for beef imports.

With over 2,500 facilities, the Israeli food processing sector is an important player in the domestic economy. In 2022, Israeli food processors' annual revenue stood at $23.19 billion.

This report supplements GAIN report IS2-24-0020: Israel Adopts Additional European Union Standards for Agricultural Imports and includes translations of the documents from Hebrew to English referenced in the report.

Post forecasts Israel’s MY 2015/16 (October-September) citrus production at 600 thousand metric tons (TMT), up nearly 10 percent from MY2014/15.

Temporary Removal of Imports Barriers of Beef, Sheep and Goat Meat to Israel. Israel Approved Imports of Polish Beef Meat. The Ministry of Agriculture Approved Import of table eggs from Ukraine.

As of July 2015, Israel does not have a policy that restricts the use of imported biotech commodities or derivative products.

Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development disclosed at a press conference on July 12, 2015 a series of reforms that are expected to lower consumer food prices...

Israel to update Its Animal Welfare Law, Improvement in Chemical Residues in Animal Products for 2014 and Ministry of Agriculture’s Annual Survey on Organic Products not too Enlightening.

The Israeli citrus market in terms of export value has been negatively affected by external shocks and unfavorable weather conditions.

The Israeli Law for Enhancement of Competition in the Food Sector 2014 sets the framework that prohibits certain practices of large suppliers and retailers considered non-competitive....

On May 8, 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development confirmed a case of avian influenza (AI) in a turkey farm near Nahariya city in the northern Israel near the border with Lebanon.