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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Oman
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.09
Trade
Import ban
Banned import of poultry meat from the Philippines, Laos, South Africa, Togo and Zimbabwe according [...]
Taiwan province of China
Meat
Bovine meat
2017.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted an import ban on Japanese bovine meat exports. The ban, in existence since 2001, [...]
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.
Belarus
Meat
All
2017.07
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed a protocol for delivering frozen beef and poultry meat to China and a memorandum [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2017.07
Trade
Import ban lifted
Announced the lifting of a 13-year import ban on some US bovine meat products. The [...]

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.