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Lebanon is recovering from a long-lasting internal conflict that damaged infrastructure and stymied economic development.

The Ministry of Agriculture foresees a slight decline in the MY2016/2017 grain production because of drought conditions and as result of a lack of rain in production areas of Algeria.

Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) help expand foreign markets for U.S. producers and exporters by reducing trade barriers, fostering a more stable and transparent environment for trade and investment...

Post revises orange production for MY 2015/16 to 922,000 MT, representing a 6 percent increase compared to the previous year on a planted area of about 55,804 hectares...

In late December 2015, the Egyptian Central Bank issued the first of a number of policy statements reflecting changes that restrict the transfer of funds abroad to pay for imported goods.

News bits covering Jordan’s key agricultural developments in the month of June.

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.

Post is revising Egypt’s MY2016/17 cotton PSD as the latest field surveys indicate a dramatic plunge in planted area of 50 percent to 50,000 ha from MY2015/16...

According to the FAO, early prospects for Algeria’s 2016 winter wheat and coarse grains crops are favorable benefiting from recent widespread precipitation in eastern Algeria.

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.

Russia’s Grain Stocks Reach 31 Million Metric Tons . . . New Federal Agricultural Subsidy Distribution Orders . . . EAEU Members Forecast Development of Russia’s Agricultural Sector for 2016-2017 . .

MY 2016/17 wheat imports are forecast at 11 million metric tons (MMT). MY2015/16 imports are revised downward to 10.6 MMT from USDA’s estimate of 11.5 MMT.