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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.05
Trade
Import ban
Suspended bovine meat imports from 4 Australian abattoirs. The suspended units together account for about [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.05
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of poultry meat from the Skopje region of North Macedonia due to an outbreak [...]
Mexico
Meat
Pig meat
2020.05
Trade
Market access
Authorized imports of pig meat from Ireland, approving 5 processing plants and 5 cold stores. [...]
Australia
Meat
All
2020.04
Trade
Government support
Announced a temporary measure to help restore critical global supply chains that have been impacted [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Pig meat
2020.04
Trade
Market access
Granted approval for 8 more suppliers in Spain to export pig meat to China, raising [...]
Egypt
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.04
Trade
Import policy
Extended the shelf-life validity period for imported frozen bovine meat liver from 7 to 10 [...]
Egypt
Meat
All
2020.04
Trade
Market access
Authorized 42 meat plants (27 poultry and 15 bovine meat) to import meat from Brazil. [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2020.04
Stocks
Government support
Announced a plan to open Private Storage Aid (PSA) for bovine meat and lamb to [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2020.04
Production
Government support
Announced a EUR 100 billion (around USD 109 billion) loan package to curb COVID-19 pandemic [...]
Indonesia
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.04
Trade
Market access
Issued permits to two state enterprises to import 20 000 tonnes of bovine meat from [...]

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.