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

Over the past several years, Saudi Arabia published several new regulations and standards, some of which were notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The major export certificates required by Saudi Arabia’s regulatory and import control agencies are included in this Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards (FAIRS) - Certificates Report.

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

Sensory data shows another below average wheat crop in MY2023/24 due to ongoing drought and heat conditions in Algeria’s non-irrigated areas. Post forecasts MY2023/24 wheat imports at 8.7 million metric tons based on increased import demand.

On July 10, 2023, the Federal Commission for Protection Against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) published in the Official Gazette a collection of comments/concerns/suggestions received for the proposed Official Mexican Standard NOM-187-SSA1/SE-2021, originally published on February 15, 2022.

On July 3, 2023, the Mexican Secretariat of Health proposed changes to the existing NOM-187 published in 2003.

Mexico, with its growing population, market-oriented agricultural and food sectors, and 2,000-mile land border with the United States, is the second-largest export market for U.S. agricultural products.