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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.03
Trade
Import tariff
Announced that imports of US bovine meat surpassed the annual safeguard trigger volume established under [...]
Argentina
Meat
Pig meat
2021.03
Production
State market intervention
Established reference prices applicable to specific pig meat cuts exported to several Asian destinations.
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.03
Trade
Market access
Allowed imports of minced meat and meat preparations from Ireland.
United States of America
Meat
All
2021.03
Production
Government support
Signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus [...]
Germany
Meat
Pig meat
2021.03
Trade
Market access
Regained access to Viet Nam and Singapore to export pig meat from ASF-free regions in [...]
United States of America
Meat
Pig meat
2021.03
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended retaliatory duties for four months from 4 March 2021 on British pig meat, which [...]
Canada
Meat
Pig meat
2021.03
Trade
Trade protocol
Signed a protocol with the United States of America (United States) to guide bilateral trade [...]
Philippines
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.03
Trade
Import ban
Halted imports of Russian poultry meat due to HPAI concerns. For the same reason, the [...]
Turkey
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.03
Trade
Import policy
Issued a directive allowing imports of fattening cattle from April 2021 from approved countries and [...]
Cambodia
Meat
Pig meat
2021.02
Trade
Market access
Opened the market for importing fresh and processed pig meat from Brazil with the same [...]

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.