Case archive
A public, source-cited archive of past briefs for GCC F&B distributors. Each case links to the primary ministry, port-authority or wire-service source so it can be cited directly. Reporters and analysts: please link to individual case URLs rather than this index.
Brazil confirmed its first commercial-farm HPAI outbreak May 16, 2025 in Montenegro, Rio Grande do Sul. Saudi Arabia restricted the full RGS state; UAE limited the ban to Montenegro municipality.
Read full brief →India removed the basmati MEP and lifted the non-basmati white-rice ban within two weeks of September 2024. Parboiled duty was cut from 20% to 10%. GCC importers locked at the old ceiling were suddenly 8–12% above market.
Read full brief →Maersk, MSC, CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd suspended Suez transits in mid-January 2024, rerouting via the Cape and pushing spot Shanghai → Jebel Ali rates up 70–80%. Jeddah-routed reefers were the most exposed.
Read full brief →India's DGFT prohibited onion exports on Dec 8, 2023 with immediate effect. GCC importers sourcing from Maharashtra faced ~21 days of cover before Bahrain, UAE and KSA shelves were exposed.
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