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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
All
2018.03
Trade
Multilateral Trade agreement
Signed on 8 March 2018 the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) by [...]
Turkey
Meat
All
2018.03
Trade
Import requirements
Announced a simplified procedure for importing livestock genetic materials, which includes use of the exporter [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2018.03
Trade
Import ban
Halted poultry meat imports from Texas (the United States), France and Mexico due to outbreaks [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2018.01
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Raised tariff rate quotas of poultry and ovine meat applicable for Ukraine in 2018 to [...]
Morocco
Meat
Bovine meat
2018.01
Trade
Market access
Approved the import of beef and beef products from the Russian Federation.
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Poultry meat
2018.01
Trade
Import ban
Banned poultry meat imports temporarily from some provinces in Hungary, Ukraine, Poland, the Netherlands, France [...]
United States of America
Meat
Pig meat
2018.01
Trade
Import ban lifted
Determined Mexico to be free from classical swine fever, therefore retracting controls on imports of [...]
Algeria
Meat
All
2018.01
Trade
Import ban
Temporarily banned imports of fresh, chilled and frozen edible parts of bovine, lamb and poultry [...]
Australia
Meat
Bovine meat
2018.01
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Received further reduction of tariffs on frozen beef (from 32 to 26.6 percent) from the [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2018.01
Production
Environmental protection tax
Rolled out a nationwide environmental protection tax programme, which levies a tax on farms with [...]

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.