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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2019.11
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban on poultry meat imports from the United States of America (the USA), [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2019.11
Trade
Market access
Authorized imports of frozen bovine meat from Ukraine for the first time.
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2019.11
Trade
Market access
Authorized poultry meat imports from the Russian Federation.
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2019.11
Trade
Import ban lifted
Announced the resumption of bovine meat imports from Spain for the first time in almost [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Bovine meat
2019.11
Trade
Market access
Issued export certificates for Denmark to supply bovine meat from cattle below 30 months, after [...]
Kuwait
Meat
Poultry meat
2019.11
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on importing poultry meat and meat products, including fresh, chilled, frozen and [...]
Russia
Meat
Bovine meat
2019.11
Trade
Import ban lifted
Removed restrictions on imports of bovine meat products from two plants in Brazil. The restrictions [...]
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Bovine meat
2019.11
Trade
Market access
Approved imports of bovine meat from 8 Brazilian meatpackers.
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Bovine meat
2019.11
Trade
Market access
Reopened its market to bovine meat from Poland, while also allowing imports from Colombia for [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2019.11
Trade
Trade policy
Temporarily removed import controls on maize and wheat flour to try to prevent food shortages. [...]

Disclaimer: The policy records included in the tool are based on publicly available information from both official and private sources. While efforts have been made to verify its content, FAO does not guarantee the full accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information and recommends to consult / refer to other FAO publications reporting policy developments, especially the Oilcrops Monthly Price and Policy Update, the Monthly News Report on Grains and the FAO Rice Market Monitor. The frequency of updates may differ across commodities.