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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.04
Consumption and marketing
Government support
Announced details of the government budgetary allocation of USD 875 million, part of Japan’s COVID-19 [...]
Kuwait
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.04
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on poultry meat imports from Poland, imposed in late January 2020 in [...]
Namibia
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.04
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports and the in-transit movement of poultry and poultry meat products from Hungary, Poland, [...]
Peru
Meat
All
2020.04
Trade
Market access
Approved imports from 8 Brazilian meatpackers, signalling new market access opportunities in Latin America.
South Africa
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.04
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of poultry meat from South Carolina (USA) due to a reported outbreak of [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.04
Consumption and marketing
State market intervention
Introduced state regulation for prices for 20 products, including poultry meat, until the end of [...]
United States of America
Meat
All
2020.04
Production
Government support
Launched the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) under the United States Department of Agriculture, aiming [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Pig meat
2020.03
Consumption and marketing
State market intervention
Released 270 000 tonnes of pig meat from government reserves to stabilize pig meat prices, [...]
European Union
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.03
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on imports of Ukrainian poultry meat, which was imposed after a reported [...]
Oman
Meat
All
2020.03
Trade
Market access
Approved imports of meat, principally poultry meat, from 15 Brazilian plants.

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.