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There is no agricultural genetically engineered product development for commercialization purposes in Algeria. The Ministry of Agriculture’s decree of December 24, 2000....

West Africa’s (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Senegal) Marketing Year (MY) 2017/18 cotton production is forecast down to 2.8 million 480 lb. bales primarily due to drought and high pest pressures....

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

The development of the dairy sector remains a priority for the Government of Algeria.

For MY 2017/18, total area and production levels for West Africa are estimated to increase 2.75 percent to 2.95 million 480 lb. bales assuming good weather and strong farm gate prices.

Effective July 4, sources indicate Algeria's import licensing regime extended to include several high-value/processed food products, including almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pistachios....

For MY 2016/17 (August to July) total cotton production for Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal is estimated to rise 18 percent to 1.8 million metric tons (MMT) due to higher area....

The Ministry of Agriculture foresees total grain production totaling 3.5 MMT, of which Post estimates will be split 2.5 MMT for wheat and one MMT for barley....

For MY 2016/17 (August to July) total cotton production for Burkina Faso, Chad, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal is estimated to rise 18 percent to 1.8 million metric tons (MMT) due to higher area....

Prospects for Algeria’s wheat and barley crop remain mostly average despite multiple bouts with dryness throughout the year and with the next 30 days being a critical period.

Algeria’s 2017 Finance Law increases value added tax for many products and will decrease imports of barley, corn, soybean meal, rice, oat, sorghum and DDGs.