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Russia |
Meat |
Poultry meat |
2016.12 |
Trade |
Import ban |
Imposed bans or restrictions on poultry imports from several countries including Germany, France, the Netherlands, [...] |
South Africa |
Meat |
Poultry meat |
2016.12 |
Trade |
State Market Intervention |
Imposed a provisional "safeguard duty" of 13.9 percent on frozen bone-in-chicken from the EU. This follows [...] |
China (Mainland) |
Grains |
Maize |
2016.12 |
Production |
GMO policy |
Prohibited the cultivation, processing and selling of genetically modified crops, including maize, in Heilongjiang Province [...] |
China (Mainland) |
Grains |
Maize |
2016.12 |
Consumption and marketing |
Government market intervention |
Announced plans to cut a further 667 000 ha of maize plantations in the North [...] |
China (Mainland) |
Grains |
Maize |
2016.12 |
Other |
Transport measures |
Lowered highway toll fees for trucks carrying maize in Heilongjiang province from 20 December 2016 [...] |
Ecuador |
Grains |
Wheat |
2016.12 |
Trade |
Import tariff |
Extended the application of the current zero percent ad valorem exemption and suspended the application [...] |
Egypt |
Grains |
Maize and Wheat |
2016.12 |
Consumption and marketing |
Government market intervention |
Announced that the General Organization for Export and Import Control (GOEIC) will conduct wheat inspections [...] |
India |
Grains |
Wheat |
2016.12 |
Trade |
Import duty |
Removed the 10 percent import duty on wheat, enacted immediately for an unspecified period, in [...] |
India |
Grains |
Wheat |
2016.12 |
Trade |
Import policy |
Stated that government agencies will not import wheat in the near term, as private players [...] |
Japan |
Grains |
Barley and Wheat |
2016.12 |
Trade |
Import policy |
Resumed SBS auctions for wheat, barley and rice. |
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. |
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