There will be three new sector fairs in the Arab world. Djazagro, for agriculture and food, in Algeria, Health Care, in Syria, and Mactech, of machinery and equipment, in Egypt.

The first estimate of the Conab for 2010 shows that the crop may be greater than that of the 2002/2003 season, the largest to date. The company forecasts production of 48.66 million tonnes.