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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Canada
Meat
All
2017.08
Trade
Free trade agreement
Issued a customs notice on 1 August 2017 to implement the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement [...]
Egypt
Meat
Bovine meat
2017.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on the import of Irish meat, introduced 20 years ago following an [...]
Kenya
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Partially lifted the ban on poultry meat from three large Ugandan export firms after an [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted its ban on imports of US poultry and poultry products, including fresh eggs. The [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2017.08
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Established tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) for import of certain agricultural goods into the Customs Territory of [...]
United Arab Emirates
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.08
Trade
Import ban
Restricted imports from an affected province of Philippines following an outbreak of HPAI.
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.07
Trade
Import tender
Opened another international tender for 50 000 tonnes of non-Basmati parboiled rice, to be delivered [...]
Turkey
Rice
All
2017.07
Trade
Import quota, import tariffs
Authorized the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) to import 100 000 tonnes of rice, free of [...]
Turkey
Rice
All
2017.07
Trade
Import quota, import tariffs
Authorized the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) to import 100 000 tonnes of rice, free of [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.07
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 1.05 million tonnes of paddy on 28 July 2017, through an auction offering a [...]

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.