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This report highlights the food processing industry, its drivers, key players, and market landscape in the Caribbean Basin. The region relies heavily on imports, and the United States is the largest supplier of food ingredients.

This report outlines export certificates required to ship food and agricultural products to Guyana. The report includes an Export Certificate Matrix as well as examples of select export certificates.

Guyana’s humble economy is being transformed and catapulted forward by oil production. As economic activity swells, agricultural imports are also experiencing an upswing.

On September 29, 2022, Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health published updated precautionary requirements for some imported foodstuffs lifting a ban on U.S. poultry and poultry products from all U.S. states.

Caribbean imports of consumer-oriented products shrunk from $2.3 billion in 2019 to $2.1 billion in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, yet Caribbean retail grocery sales grew by an estimated 6 percent during the same period.

Overall U.S. agricultural and related product exports to the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, and Kuwait (GCC-4) are higher by 3 percent from January to March 2021 compared to the same time last year.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a regional political and economic treaty organization comprised of the Arabian Gulf nations of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE.

This report identifies certification requirements for U.S. food and agricultural products destined for the State of Qatar.

MY2020/21 rice production is forecast to recover to 1.7 million metric tons after several years of below average production due to adverse weather conditions.

On March 15, 2020, Qatar's Crisis Management Committee within the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) implemented a stimulus package to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 outbreak on economic...

MY2018/19 production is forecast to decline to 1.47 million metric tons down 18 percent due to flooding damage.

Rice production in Guyana continues to trend upward bolstered by innovation, technology transfer, agricultural extension and greater market demand from trade.