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On October 12, 2021, the United States and Morocco completed a sanitary certificate for exports of U.S. live aquatic animals to Morocco. The completion of this certificate offers new opportunities for U.S. exporters of live aquatic animals intended for farming.

Algeria’s 2019 economic development strategy promotes projects that require processing to support the processing industry.

Israel is an advanced, market-oriented economy. However, its limited land and water resources preclude agricultural self-sufficiency, affecting local production costs and consumer prices.

FAS Cairo anticipates Egypt to maintain its position as the number one orange exporter in MY 2021/22 despite production challenges.

Post expects Morocco’s citrus production for MY 2021/22 to reach an estimated 2.55 million metric tons, increasing 12 percent over MY 2020/21. Tangerine/mandarin production should increase by 13 percent over the previous year to 1.36 MMT, while orange production should increase by 11 percent to 1.15 MMT and lemon/lime production to reach 45,000 MT.

As of October 2021, 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...

Israel passes amendments to the Public Health Protection Act (Food) to ease and reduce the regulatory burden on food importation. Amongst the amendments is an additional importation track called the “European Track”.

The Israeli government has come to understand of the threats of climate change and the need to reduce its contribution to global warming. The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MOAG) has the mandate to track the impact of...

FAS Cairo coordinated the visit of the State of South Carolina Agricultural Commissioner Hugh E. Weathers....

he Government of Algeria’s strategy to improve domestic production to reduce imports of dairy products remains.

The Egypt Food Service - Hotel Restaurant Institutional (HRI) sector’s sales grew in 2018; reaching $17.4 billion, representing about 7 percent of Egypt’s gross domestic product....

Tunisia’s biosafety framework was drafted in 2014 and is being reviewed by its government with the expectation that it will be enacted by mid-2020.