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This report identifies certificate requirements for U.S. food and agricultural products destined for the United Arab Emirates.

This report covers food and agricultural import regulations and standards in the United Arab Emirates.

Trade and production of blueberries is expanding globally as product development boosts their profile in form and function.

FAS Cairo (Post) forecasts Egypt’s wheat imports in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 (July – June) at 12.4 MMT, up from the previous marketing year estimate due to higher consumption driven by population growth.

Morocco’s hotel, restaurant and institutional industry (HRI) experienced an unprecedented shutdown due to state of health emergency measures related to COVID-19.

Improving domestic dairy production to reduce reliance on imports remains a priority of the government of Algeria.

For the past 12 years, drought limited pasture for grazing and forced down milk production.

On October 12, 2021, the United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and Morocco completed a sanitary certificate for exports of live U.S. aquatic animals.

The National Food Safety Authority continues to develop standards and procedures regulating food safety in Egypt. On June 2, 2021, the National Food Safety Authority Board of Directors approved mandatory technical regulations on the permissible residue levels of pesticides for food of plant and animal origin.

The Chilean HRI sector is currently recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown. In 2020, Chilean HRI sector sales were down nearly 40 percent from 2019.

Due to insufficient rain, Algerian grain production in 2021/22 declined by 38 percent. As a result, grain imports are predicted to increase. While Algeria relies primarily on European wheat, German wheat is making gains at the expense of French wheat.

UAE chicken meat consumption is projected to rise in 2022 due to a robust economic recovery.