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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 2015, consumption of domestic beef declined while imports of more competitively priced beef imports increased.

The Ministry of Food & Drug Safety implemented the Special Act on Safety Management of Imported Food (hereinafter referred to as the Special Act) and the implementing regulations on February 4, 2016.

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.

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.

The Israeli Ministries of Finance and Agriculture are preparing to launch the biggest reform in the agricultural sector since the 1950s.

The Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture estimated olive oil production for MY 2015/16 at 150,000 MT, down from the previous year’s production of 340,000 MT.

Soybean consumption in MY 2016/17 is forecast unchanged from the current marketing year at 1.42 MMT...

Developments in Israel's food and agriculture sector.

The ATO just completed its Korea Prelim of the United Tastes of America chef competition with a very successful outcome.