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Egypt’s population of 97 million makes it the Arab world’s most populous country; its population is growing at 2.45 percent, adding 2 million Egyptian consumers yearly.

As of June, 2017, Israel does not have a policy that restricts the use of imported genetically engineered (GE) commodities or derivative products.

Israel’s area planted in citrus in MY 2017/18 is estimated at 18,800 hectares (ha), 110 ha less than the planted area in MY 2016/17.

FAS Cairo forecasts a 5 percent increase in area planted and 6 percent increase in production to meet the local and international demand for Egyptian oranges.

On March 5, 2017, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment submitted a new biosafety bill to the cabinet.

On November 14, 2017, Egypt’s Administrative Court took the lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Sherif Ismail’s Prime Ministerial Decree No. 2992 (2016); the plaintiff seeks to revert the decree....

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation’s Central Administration Plant Quarantine issued on October 31, 2017, Directive No. 48 – Regarding Special and Complementary Regulations....

Israeli Customs services will be offline January 10-14, 2018, due to installation of a new computerized system. No customs services will be available during this period.

The Ministries of Health and of Agriculture and Rural Development released for public comment a draft regulation extending the maximum shelf-life of vacuumed packed chilled beef....

FAS Cairo forecasts Egypt’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 at 8.1 million metric tons (MMT).

FAS Cairo forecasts calf crop production in 2018 to increase to 1.93 million head, up 4 percent from 1.85 million head in 2017.

Developments in Israel’s food and agriculture sector.