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Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (GCC-4), permit the importation of genetically engineered (GE) food products of plant origin.

As of October 2019, there are no changes in Israel’s policy towards plant and animal biotechnology compared to 2018.

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan's agricultural biotechnology regulations throughout 2018-19 remain unchanged.

Algeria does not develop, commercialize or import genetically engineered products.

On February 17, 2020, the Moroccan grains authority (ONICL) issued the second tender of 2020 to import 354,545 MT of durum wheat from the United States under the Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ).

Hemp, marijuana, and cannabis from the plant Cannabis sativa L. are terms interchangeably used in the Philippines.

New regulations requiring front of pack labeling are set to enter into force on January 1, 2020.

Egypt’s mandatory plant quarantine pre-shipment inspections of grains at port-of-loading are back.

Saudi MY 2019/20 barley imports are estimated at 7 million MT, an increase of 500,000 MT over a year earlier.

The Philippines continues to be a regional biotechnology leader.

By January 2021, Egypt will operate its first commodity exchange which can provide commodity markets with greater price stability by reducing risk and increasing the number of traders....

Although performing marginally better than 2018, Philippine agriculture in 2019 continued to be a drag on an otherwise robust economy.