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This report covers key developments in Jordan’s agricultural sector for August 2015.

Algeria is an unknown place of possibilities for sales of agricultural commodities. There is immense potential for agricultural production.

Jordan’s biotechnology draft biosafety law based on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which among other issues mandates the labeling of biotech products, has yet to be approved since its drafting..

As of July 2015, Israel does not have a policy that restricts the use of imported biotech commodities or derivative products.

Despite a directive stopping the issuance of cotton import licenses being overturned; Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation refuses to issue import permits for any imported cotton...

Post estimates total grain production at 11.5 million MT, including 5.6 million MT of common wheat, 2.4 million MT of durum wheat, and 3.5 million MT of barley

In MY2015/2016, total raw sugar production is forecast to increase 3 percent to 2.127 MMT from MY2014/15 due to an increase in raw beet sugar production of 60,000 MT or a total of 1.210 MMT.

Soybean imports are expected to reach 1.97 MMT, reflecting additional crush capacity and soy meal demand.

Excellent rain during the planting season contributed significantly to favorable MY2015/2016 wheat and coarse grain crop prospects as reported by the FAO.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation announced it would not directly provide cash subsidies for MY2015/16, after offering such subsidies to farmers for the first time in MY2014/15.

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.