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Egypt’s Hotel-Restaurant-Institutional (HRI) sector in 2019 generated $13 billion in revenues, an 11.5 percent increase from 2018.

Egypt’s National Food Safety Agency Decision No. 4/2020 on authorized food additives replaces Ministry of Health Decree 204 (2015) on regulated food additives.

Israel’s planted area with citrus in marketing year (MY) 2020/21 is forecast to be 18,260 hectares (ha) up 3.7 percent from the area planted in MY 2019/20 of 17,600 ha.

In marketing year (MY) 2020/21, FAS Cairo forecasts fresh orange exports to reach 1.5 million metric tons (MMT) up from 1.37 MMT in MY 2019/20.

On November 18, 2020, the Egyptian Cabinet approved a draft bill that exempts importers of key commodities from paying value-added tax (VAT) on shipping costs.

Table grapes is one of the most important fruit produced in Egypt, second only to citrus in terms of production quantities.

On November 15, National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) issued Decision No. 13/2020 setting new maximum residue limits (MRLs) for veterinary drugs including ractopamine.

On July 26, 2020, Egypt’s National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) released Decision No. 7/2020 Principles and Objectives of Risk-Based Food Import Control System, made effective the day following...

As of September 2020, Israel does not have a policy restricting the use of imported genetically engineered (GE) commodities or derivative products.

The primary focus of agriculture research in Egypt is crop improvement and crop variety development.

On July 16, 2020, the Egyptian Tax Authority signed a protocol with the Customs Authority and Alexandria Chamber of Shipping to set a mechanism to apply value-added tax (VAT)...

Growing food markets in Israel: • Meat substitutes • Fruit shakes