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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
European Union
Meat
All
2018.06
Production
Domestic policy
Published its legislative proposals for the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) beyond 2020. The new [...]
Ghana
Meat
Bovine meat
2018.06
Trade
Market access
Confirmed acceptance of a Veterinary Health Certificate for the import of cattle from the United [...]
Mexico
Meat
Pig meat
2018.06
Trade
Tariff rate
Imposed retaliatory tariff on pig meat imports from the United States at 10 percent in [...]
Kuwait
Meat
All
2018.05
Trade
Import ban
Recommended banning all imports of beef from the Republic of Korea and Zimbabwe due to [...]
Morocco
Meat
Poultry meat
2018.05
Trade
Export subsidies
Expanded the scope and duration of agricultural export subsidies for poultry meat, namely poultry preparations [...]
Namibia
Meat
Poultry meat
2018.05
Trade
Market access
Opened its market officially for processed and unprocessed poultry products from the United States from [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2018.04
Trade
Import ban
Suspended meat imports, mostly poultry meat, from 20 Brazilian plants that had been authorized to [...]
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2018.04
Trade
Tariff rate
Reverted the duty on frozen beef imports from the United States from 50 percent to [...]
Kuwait
Meat
All
2018.04
Trade
Import ban
Issued 11 administrative decisions to ban the import of beef and ovine meat and live [...]
Australia
Meat
Bovine meat
2018.04
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Received further reduction of tariffs on chilled beef (from 30.5 to 29.3 percent) and frozen [...]

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.