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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2019.06
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended until the end of 2020 the ban on the import of agricultural products, including [...]
Thailand
Meat
Pig meat
2019.06
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of live pigs and wild boars from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic for [...]
Canada
Meat
All
2019.05
Trade
Tariff lifted
Lifted tariff on US bovine and pig meat, under a deal signed with the United [...]
Egypt
Meat
Bovine meat
2019.05
Trade
Import policy
Delisted all companies that provided halal certification for US bovine meat exports and obligated exporters [...]
Japan
Meat
All
2019.05
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Announced the safeguard (SG) trigger levels for bovine and pig meat for the fourth quarter [...]
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2019.05
Trade
Market access
Lifted the age restriction on Canadian bovine meat exports. Under the rule in place since [...]
Mexico
Meat
Poultry meat
2019.05
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Announced an increase of the tariff rate quota (TRQ) for poultry meat by an additional [...]
Mexico
Meat
All
2019.05
Trade
Trade tariff lifted
Lifted tariffs on US bovine and pig meat, in response to the removal of tariffs [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2019.05
Trade
Market access
Confirmed that 26 meatpacking plants were approved by China, Hong Kong SAR to export pig [...]
Argentina
Meat
Pig meat
2019.04
Trade
Trade agreement
Announced a deal with Chinese authorities to export pig meat to China from 25 of [...]

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.