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The Kingdom’s chicken meat production in 2019 is forecast at 730,000 MT, and is projected to increase to 750,000 MT in 2020.

Total Saudi barley imports for the current marketing year are estimated at 7 million MT. This is 1.5 million MT lower than USDA’s official estimate of 8.5 million MT.

Sporadic and heavy rains this year continue to support good pasture conditions.

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)....

A range of regulatory changes threatens U.S. exports of packaged foods to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia partially rescinded a virtual ban on domestic wheat production and is projected to produce 500,000 MT in MY 2019/20.

In MY2014/15, U.S. corn exports continued their dominance of the Saudi market, reaching 1.2 million MT and accounting for 41 percent share of the market.

Good pasture conditions this winter due to sporadic and heavy rains are reducing demand for barley by traditional farms.

Good pasture conditions this winter due to sporadic and heavy rains are reducing demand for barley by traditional farms.

Saudi regulations allow the importation of biotech plant products. However, they are required to be labeled if they contain more than one percent genetically engineered (GE) plant ingredients....

Saudi Arabia’s barley imports for MY2018/19 are estimated at 8.5 million MT, up by approximately 12 percent from the USDA’s official estimate of 7.6 million MT.

Chicken meat production in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach 650,000 MT in 2018, and is projected to increase to 700,000 MT in 2019.