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Israel’s citrus planted area in MY 2016/17 was 18,910 hectares (ha), 590 ha less than the planted area in MY 2015/16.

The major highlights impacting Israeli agriculture from the last year include: The Cornflakes Law, which came into effect creating greater opportunity for US exports.

The EU remains the world's largest wine producer despite lower production levels in 2016 compared to 2015. U.S. exporters should be aware that specific wine labeling rules...

Latvia’s wood and wood products sector has slowly recovered from the economic recession experienced before 2010. In 2014 the total volume of timber harvested remained at the level of previous year...

Latvia is a net importer of poultry meat. It is estimated that in 2016 poultry meat production will increase by 10 percent as a result of growing domestic demand and reduced imports.

In 2015 swine inventories decreased by four 4 percent due to reduced prices and export restrictions of pork caused by outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF). The outbreak of ASF and continuation...

Developments in Israel’s food and agriculture sector.

After two decades of absence, US beef was newly released to the Israeli market on November 29th. Consistent, long-term, efforts by FAS Tel Aviv and Embassy Tel Aviv yielded the removal of sanitary...

Reformed reforms – delays to changes in beef support programs ... Cornflakes Reform is expanding imports, without getting soggy ... In search of healthier eating ...

The restrictive marketing measures that Ireland wants to introduce for all alcohol products could impact U.S. exports to the EU.

It is expected that in 2016 milk deliveries in the European Union will increase by 1.1 percent and stabilize in 2017.

As of July 2016, Israel does not have a policy that restricts the use of imported genetically engineered (GE) commodities or derivative products.