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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Azerbaijan
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.02
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of all types of live birds and poultry products from some regions of [...]
Kazakhstan
Meat
Pig meat
2021.02
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on pig meat imports from several Russian Federation regions, which was imposed [...]
Germany
Grains
All
2021.02
Other
Pesticide regulation
Issued regulations to gradually phase out the sale and use of glyphosate-based herbicides by the [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2021.02
Trade
Import duty
Decreased the import duties on wheat and wheaten flour (Notice R.87) from 54.42 cents per [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.02
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.59 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 10 [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2021.02
Trade
Import quota
Approved the import of 300 000 tonnes of wheat exempted from Public Procurement Regulatory Authority [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.02
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 550 197 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.59 [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2021.02
Trade
Export policy
Introduced a floating tax system for wheat, maize and barley exports, effective from 2 June [...]
Viet Nam
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.02
Production
Health certification
Promulgated the National Standard for Chilled Meat, Part 3 (poultry meat). It aimed at improving [...]
India
Rice
All
2021.02
Trade
Export promotion, trade facilitation
Permitted usage of the Kakinada deep-water port for rice exports in Andhra Pradesh, so as [...]

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.