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FAS Amman (Post) forecasts Jordan’s wheat imports in MY 2017/18 to reach 1.1 million metric tons (MT).

Labor shortages, compulsory holidays (including three major ones in August and September) as well as voluntary holidays tacked on to create longer leave meant there were fewer days left to collect....

The planned rollout of 10 percent biodiesel blend (B10), initially scheduled on July 1, 2016, and deferred to January 1, 2017, has been postponed indefinitely.

Under the auspices of the US-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, on October 23, 2017, Morocco’s state cereals office (ONICL) issued the second tender of calendar year 2017 to import 30,000 MT....

There have not been any significant developments since last year’s 2016 report....

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 development of the dairy sector remains a priority for the Government of Algeria.

FAS Amman in cooperation with the U.S. Grains Council and the Amman Chamber of Commerce organized on September 19-20, 2017, in Jordan a first of its kind grains standards workshop.

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....

Jordan’s Ministry of Industry and Trade lowered by three percent the sale price of subsidized flour to bakeries in July.

A lack of UAE approved halal certifiers in major poultry producing countries will force a 10 to 15 percent reduction in broiler meat imports in 2017.