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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2018.11
Trade
Export policy
Decided to suspend the country’s levy on palm oil exports, in a bid to maintain [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2018.11
Production
Sector development measures
Released funds for the replanting of 15 000 hectares (ha) of smallholder oil palm with [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2018.11
Trade
Bilateral cooperation
Conducted negotiations to convert an existing preferential trade pact between Indonesia and Pakistan into a [...]
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2018.11
Trade
Export policy
Imposed temporarily restrictive measures on the export of maize grain and maize meal products. These [...]
Mexico
Meat
Poultry meat
2018.11
Trade
Market access
Authorised 26 Brazilian meat plants to export chicken products into the country.
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
All
2018.11
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed the Mexico-United States-Canada Agreement, updating the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2018.11
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban on Brazilian pork and beef imports, imposed in December 2017, allowing 9 [...]
Tunisia
Meat
Poultry meat
2018.11
Trade
Market access
Allowed its first poultry imports from Ukraine.
United States of America
Meat
Bovine meat
2018.11
Trade
Market access
Lifted ban on fresh beef from Argentina after almost two decades. Argentina will have a [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2018.11
Trade
Import ban
Banned, by the Russian Federation's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, imports of dairy [...]

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.