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Four countries, including Jordan, temporarily halted beef purchases from Brazil due to a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy. A test confirmed, however, this is an isolated case with no risk of dissemination.

Latin American ambassadors and representatives from the Arab Brazilian Chamber visited plants of the company Abu-Qir in Alexandria and received information on the Egyptian fertilizer production. Latin American states will be the focus of a mission from the Arab country.

The Egyptian government is encouraging the cultivation of crops such as soybean and maize to expand production and boost the local vegetable oil industry. Minimum price guarantees are expected to be implemented.