Despite the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in commodity prices globally, Egypt succeeded in maintaining inflation rates within the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE’s) target range of 7 percent (±2 percent) in 2021, at a time when many countries of the world are witnessing a wave of high inflation.
COVID-19 has shaped food trends in South Korea with online food sales growing by 46 percent in 2020 to $17 billion.
Beginning on April 1, 2021, the Government of Algeria (GoA) again extended the confinement measures through mid-April 2021
In 2020, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic U.S. exports fell by 22 percent or $420 million to the Gulf Cooperation Council 4 (GCC-4)...
The suddenness of the COVID-19 outbreak caught Israel unprepared in many aspects.
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Algeria: COVID-19 - Agriculture Situation

Algeria’s first case of COVID -19 was reported on February 26, 2020. The Official number of cases as of April 10, 2020 is 1,761, with 256 deaths and 405 recovered.
On March 15, 2020, Qatar's Crisis Management Committee within the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) implemented a stimulus package to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on economic...
This report provides an overview of the impact to date of COVID-19 on the Korean trade balance, distribution channels, wholesale prices and government support programs provided to cope with the...
The Korean food market has been seriously hit by the on-going COVID-19 outbreak.
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Morocco: Coronavirus- Morocco Limits Foreign Visits

On Thursday March 5, 2020, the government of Morocco issued a circular intended to limit the spread of Corona virus.
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South Korea: COVID-19 Impact on Korean Food Retail Market

The Korean food market has been significantly impacted by the on-going COVID-19 virus outbreak as consumers since the first local infection reported on January 20, 2020.