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Israel is an advanced, market-oriented economy. However, its limited land and water resources preclude agricultural self-sufficiency, affecting local production costs and consumer prices.

New regulations requiring front of pack labeling are set to enter into force on January 1, 2020.

For market year (MY) 2018/2019 (January – December 2019), Post revises its apple production estimate down to 1.07 million metric tons (MMT), a 2-percent drop compared to the previous year.

Israel’s area planted in citrus in MY 2019/20 is estimated at 17,763 hectares (ha), 80 ha less than the planted area in MY 2018/19.

The report lists and describes certificates that should accompany food and agricultural products to Israel.

The Brazilian orange crop for MY 2019/20 is forecast at 370 million 40.8-kg boxes (MBx), equal to 15.1 mmt, a decrease of 22 percent relative to the current season, due to weather-related....

On November 5, 2019, Brazil announced its decision to finally implement a long-sought duty-free tariffrate quota (TRQ) for 750,000 metric tons (MT) of wheat imports from non-Mercosul countries.

Post forecasts Brazil's 2019/20 marketing year (MY) cotton area to reach 1.65 million hectares (ha), an increase of about 2 percent on the current season's estimated area of 1.62 million ha.

Post forecasts Brazil's 2019/20 marketing year (MY) cotton area to reach 1.65 million hectares (ha), an increase of about 2 percent on the current season's estimated area of 1.62 million ha.