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On February 15, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) announced the presence of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the country.

The U.S.-Jordan bilateral food and agricultural products trade in calendar year U.S. food and agricultural product exports to Jordan in calendar year (CY)2022 (January-November) at $192 million are down 10 percent compared to $213 million for the same period 2021.

While Jordan continues to have no clear agricultural biotechnology framework, on March 8, 2020, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s cabinet of ministers approved the regulation, “Instructions for Handling Food and Food Products Originating from Genetically Modified Substances Produced by Modern Biotechnology for 2018,” published in Jordan’s official gazette on April 3, 2020.

FAS Amman (Post) forecasts Jordan’s wheat imports in MY 2022/23 to reach 1.3 million MT driven by fears of war. The Russian war on Ukraine has a direct impact on Jordan, as most of Jordan's wheat and barley come from Black Sea.

The country continues to have no clear agricultural biotechnology framework. There is a biosafety law without an implantation regulation.

This report outlines Jordan’s regulatory requirements for food and agricultural product imports. Jordan occasionally bans imports of specific products due to sanitary-phytosanitary (SPS) concerns.

This FAIRS report lists the export certificates required for food and agricultural products shipped to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. An export certificate matrix is included in this report.

In MY2021/22 wheat imports are forecast to reach 1.2 MMT.

This FAIRS report lists the export certificates required for food and agricultural products shipped to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

In 2020, Jordan’s hotel, restaurant, and retail food sectors plunged into economic difficulties associated with Covid-19. The sector had been recovering and grew by 13.1% in 2019.

This report outlines Jordan’s regulatory requirements for food and agricultural product imports. Jordan occasionally bans imports of specific products due to sanitary-phytosanitary (SPS) concerns.

On March 8, 2020, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s cabinet of ministers approved the regulation, “Instructions for Handling Food and Food Products Originating from Genetically Modified Substances...