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On May 8, 2015, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development confirmed a case of avian influenza (AI) in a turkey farm near Nahariya city in the northern Israel near the border with Lebanon.

With more than one million MT in MY 2013/14, U.S. corn exports regained the lead in the Saudi corn market, reaching their highest level in 15 years and capturing a 38.5 percent share of the market.

Jordan’s domestic production of cereals is negligible. This report covers Jordan’s production, supply and demand of wheat, barley, corn and rice.

Ambassador Joan Polaschik, Algeria’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. Karim Boughalem, and Agricultural Attache’, Charles Rush opened the Food Defense Workshop on April 12, 2015.

EU-Israel "Twinning" Project to Strengthen Israeli Veterinary Diagnostic Capacities, The Israeli Ministry of Agriculture to Begin Regulating Feed Additives, Winter Storms Wreak Damage...

The 4 GCC countries, along with Saudi Arabic and Bahrain comprise the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) allow the importation of genetically engineered food products of plant origin.

U.S. ethanol exports rebounded in 2014, with value and volume both up approximately 35 percent from the previous year, although still below the record set in 2011.

In MY2015/2016, total raw sugar production is forecast to increase 3 percent to 2.127 MMT from MY2014/15 due to an increase in raw beet sugar production of 60,000 MT or a total of 1.210 MMT.

Soybean imports are expected to reach 1.97 MMT, reflecting additional crush capacity and soy meal demand.

Excellent rain during the planting season contributed significantly to favorable MY2015/2016 wheat and coarse grain crop prospects as reported by the FAO.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation announced it would not directly provide cash subsidies for MY2015/16, after offering such subsidies to farmers for the first time in MY2014/15.

News on developments in agriculture and food in Egypt.