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The Egyptian hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI) sector shows signs of recovery and growth following a number of slow years.

The new food safety agency in Egypt is now a reality after the Egyptian parliament approved law number 1/2017 establishing the National Food Safety Authority (NFSA) on January 2, 2017.

Under the auspices of the Government of Egypt, the Food and Agriculture Organization in cooperation with the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development organized....

The Egyptian population is young and growing. Demand for food products is high and expected to rise in the coming years.

With an estimated 5,200 companies, Egyptian food processors and manufacturers reportedly generated an estimated turnover of $22.5 billion in calendar year 2017....

On December 12, 2017, Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation issued Decree No.1761/ 2017.

Egypt’s population of 97 million makes it the Arab world’s most populous country; its population is growing at 2.45 percent, adding 2 million Egyptian consumers yearly.

FAS Cairo forecasts a 5 percent increase in area planted and 6 percent increase in production to meet the local and international demand for Egyptian oranges.

On March 5, 2017, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment submitted a new biosafety bill to the cabinet.

On November 14, 2017, Egypt’s Administrative Court took the lawsuit filed against Prime Minister Sherif Ismail’s Prime Ministerial Decree No. 2992 (2016); the plaintiff seeks to revert the decree....

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation’s Central Administration Plant Quarantine issued on October 31, 2017, Directive No. 48 – Regarding Special and Complementary Regulations....

FAS Cairo forecasts Egypt’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2017/18 at 8.1 million metric tons (MMT).