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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Japan
Meat
Pig meat
2016.08
Trade
Import ban
Temporarily suspended feeder and breeding cattle imports from Australia, following positive testing for bovine Johne’s [...]
Japan
Meat
Live animals
2016.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Announced the reopening of trade in feeder and breeding cattle from Australia, following agreement on [...]
Peru
Meat
Poultry meat
2016.08
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended its suspension of imports of live poultry, hatching eggs and poultry products from certain [...]
United States of America
Meat
Bovine meat
2016.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted its ban on the import of fresh, chilled or frozen bovine meat from selected [...]
Canada
Meat
All
2016.07
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Signed a Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine, providing duty-free access to Canada for an unlimited [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2016.07
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended the ban on imports of meat from Australia, Canada, the European Union, Norway and [...]
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2016.06
Trade
Trade suspended
Suspended live poultry trade after avian flu (H7N9) was detected in a public market.
Mexico
Meat
Bovine meat
2016.06
Trade
Import ban lifted
Reopened its market to bovine meat from Canada, closed since May 2003 after a case [...]
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2016.05
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted an embargo on bovine meat imports from Italy, following the 2013 opening of its [...]
Puerto Rico
Meat
Pig meat
2016.05
Trade
Market access
Opened its market to imports of pigmeat from Brazil, after animal health protocols were agreed. [...]

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.