For a decade, trade of beef and beef products to Egypt have been very disrupted. This was mainly due to the application of zero tolerance of ractopamine. The zero-tolerance level was not based on risk assessment and was not in line with Codex MRL guidelines. The zero-tolerance increased both cost of release and the time required to clear customs. In early 2020, the National Food Safety Authority (NSFA) conducted a risk assessment and changed the tolerance level of 20 parts per billion (ppb) for the residual of ractopamine in liver and adopted Codex MRL guideline for muscle cuts at 10 ppb.
On June 15th, Egypt postponed its launch of the Advanced Clearance Information system (ACI). The Minister of Finance pushed the 1st of July deadline of full implementation of the new system to October 1st, 2021 citing the delay had been requested by several companies and diplomatic missions. The newly developed customs systems were launched in a trial mode on April 1, 2021 and now will continue being tested until the official launch in October. The delay will provide stakeholders more time to prepare and register within the designated platforms (CargoX for exporters and ACI for importers). The Egyptian government will no longer require Egyptian embassy authentication on certificates of origin as noted by the general manager of Misr Technology Services (MTS). Successful implementation of the new customs systems will reduce the average clearance time from the current 28 days to one day only as indicated by Minister of Finance
Bangladesh rice production in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 is forecast to increase to 36.2 million metric tons (MMT) of milled rice production. Favorable weather and moderate precipitation during the planting and growing stages of Aus rice will drive higher yields. Rice and wheat import forecasts for MY 2021/22 are unchanged. Projected corn production is estimated down to 5.1 MMT on lower summer corn production. The COVID-19 impact is observed in rice, wheat flour, and corn retail prices. Higher market prices slowed the Bangladesh Government's rice procurement program, leading to uncertainty of fulfilling the target. The Ministry of Food is looking for options to reduce tariffs and import rice to boost government stocks.
Turkey has a young population of 83.6 million people. The country is in a Customs Union with the EU and is the 20th largest economy in the world. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts Turkey's annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth at 3.9 percent between 2021 and 2025, with a six percent growth rate in 2021. EU countries are the major suppliers to Turkey in terms of consumer-oriented agricultural products. There was a significant boost to e-commerce in 2020 and in 2021 due to COVID19. There was no scarcity of food or beverages, but there was food inflation due to the pandemic.
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