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On August 6, 2023, the Egyptian Organization for Standardization published the Egyptian standard -- ES: 429/2023 General Requirements on Halal Food According to Islamic Shariya.

On August 8, 2023, the Government of Egypt filed a sixth addendum to the World Trade Organization's (WTO’s) Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) -- G/TBT/N/EGY/313/Add.6 -- extending the requirement for halal certification for imported milk and dairy products until December 31, 2023.

In June 2022, Egypt launched a trial phase of the Advanced Clearance Information (ACI) system on airfreight, in which a three-month grace period will be extended prior to enforcement.

The Egyptian Government no longer requires the authentication of Certificates of Origin from the Egyptian Embassy; however, authentication of animal health certificates is still required.

Saudi Arabia’s retail food market continues its rapid growth, with several leading Saudi as well as international retailers expanding operation in response to strong competition...

According to media reports, Algeria’s grains harvest for the current crop year reached 4 MMT up 14.3 percent compared to last year’s crop in spite of unfavorable weather conditions.

Temporary Removal of Imports Barriers of Beef, Sheep and Goat Meat to Israel. Israel Approved Imports of Polish Beef Meat. The Ministry of Agriculture Approved Import of table eggs from Ukraine.

September 1 - 3, 2015, OAA Algiers hosted a three-day workshop that focused on USDA’s grading standards for corn, soybeans, and wheat.

The Tunisian legislation on biotechnology might be approved now that the new parliament is in place.

Broiler meat production in Saudi Arabia is expected to reach 700,000 MT in 2015, about 8 percent higher than production in 2014.

In 2016, ending inventories and calf production are expected to increase by 4 percent while beef and veal production is projected to increase by 10 percent.

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.