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Israel has no policy restricting the use of imported genetically engineered (GE) commodities or derivative products. There have been no changes in Israel’s policy towards plant, animal biotechnology, and microbial biotechnology since 2022.

Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) allows import of genetically engineered (GE) products, by permit, based on the 2009 “Law on Genetically Modified Organisms” (“GMOs”) and its pertaining bylaws. To date, the first and only GE product approved for import is...

In 2022, the Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional (HRI) sector experienced new difficulties with high inflation rates, a lack of employees seeking more lucrative jobs, and price increases for raw materials, energy, labor and rent, which drove...

This report provides information on the food and agricultural product import requirements for Bosnia and Herzegovina.

This report lists and describes certificates that should accompany food and agricultural products to Israel.

This report provides guidance and lists and describes certificates/documents that must accompany food and agricultural products exported to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) as required by pertaining regulations. Report last updated: June 2023.

Israel amended its Public Health Protection Act (Food) to reduce regulatory burdens on food importation.

On June 22, Bosnia and Herzegovina’s (BiH) State Veterinary Office (SVO) reported its first case of African Swine Fever (ASF) to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH).

Israel is a net importer of all major categories of food products. The United States is the top leading supplier of imported consumer-oriented agricultural products to Israel with a total of $444 million in 2022. The Israel food retail sector was estimated at around $13 billion in 2022.

Spring planting in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), which usually takes place in April, is expected to be less costly this year as diesel and fertilizer prices decreased slightly since last year. Corn in marketing year (MY) 2023/2024 is expected to be planted on 202,000 hectares (HA) with anticipated production of 900,000 metric tons (MT).

With over 1,800 facilities, the Israeli food processing sector is an important player in the domestic economy. In 2021, Israeli food processors' annual revenue stood at $21.23 billion while the beverage and tobacco industry's annual revenue was $2.67 billion.

FAS Tel Aviv (Post) forecasts Israel’s wheat imports to reach 1.70 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 2023/24, a 2.8 percent decrease from Post’s MY 2022/23 figure.