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The General Food Security Authority (GFSA), an agency of the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA), purchased approximately 1.2 million metric tons (MMT) of locally produced wheat in MY2022/23.

On October 20, 2023, Jordan notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a new Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measure on poultry meat imports (G/SPS/N/JOR/44).

The government focus on modernizing and expanding the dairy sector remains a priority. In September 2023, APHIS signed the bilateral export certificate for U.S. bovine semen and embryos, with substantial interest from the Algerian dairy sector. At...

Morocco notified G/SPS/N/MAR/102 on September 29, 2023. The notification concerns Morocco’s draft decree on the quality and safety of marketed sauces.

The notification concerns Morocco’s amending the joint order of the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests and the Minister of Health and Social Protection No. 1289-22 of 9 Chaoual 1443 (May 10, 2022) fixing the list of microbiologically highly perishable products, their expiration date, and their storage temperature.

Morocco’s hotel, restaurant, and institutional sector consistently improved its strength in 2023, reflected in the surge of tourist arrivals.

Israel’s citrus planted area in MY 2016/17 was 18,910 hectares (ha), 590 ha less than the planted area in MY 2015/16.

The growing urban middle class in Tunisia, low market saturation and expanding modern retail sector provide a market opportunity for U.S. consumer-oriented food and beverage products.

The exporter guide provides an overview of the political and economic situation in Morocco, as well as the general business and agricultural trade environment.

Tunisia currently has no legal framework for the production, use or marketing of agricultural biotechnology.

A new presidential decree has raised import tariffs for 364 tariff lines, of which 53 lines pertain to food and agricultural products.

Post projects that Morocco’s citrus production for MY 2016/17 will reach an estimated 2.3 million metric tons, increasing 15 percent over the previous marketing year.