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On November 14, 2017, Egypt’s Administrative Court took the lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Sherif Ismail’s Prime Ministerial Decree No. 2992 (2016); the plaintiff seeks to revert the decree....

The USA pavilion was comprised of five U.S. companies, down from 10 in 2016. While U.S. exhibitors reported some promising leads, on-site and 12-month projected sales were nominal.

Under the auspices of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, on November 10, 2017, Morocco’s Cereals Office (ONICL) announced the results of the second U.S. wheat tender of calendar year 2017.

Effective October 27, Tunisian banks stopped financing the importation of non-essential consumer products, adversely impacting between $5-30 million of U.S. food and agricultural sales.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation’s Central Administration Plant Quarantine issued on October 31, 2017, Directive No. 48 – Regarding Special and Complementary Regulations....

Saudi Arabia’s barley imports for MY 2017/18 are projected at 7.8 million MT, a decrease of 13 percent compared to the official USDA estimate of 9 million MT.

On October 22 the Bank of Algeria issued a new instruction to Algerian banks regarding the treatment of international commerce.

This report provides updated information for U.S. exporters of food and agricultural products to Jordan. The report highlights best prospects for consumer-oriented food products.

News on Developments in Agriculture and Food in Egypt.

For MY 2015/16, FAS Rabat revised post’s estimate for wheat imports from 2.8 million MT to 3 million MT.

Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (GCC-4), covered by Office of Agricultural Affairs in Dubai, allow the importation of genetically engineered food products of plant origin.

Fifteen representatives of major food importing companies based in Qatar, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates attended the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago this year.