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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Mexico
Meat
Poultry meat
2016.04
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted ban on poultry imports from the US state of Arkansas, which had been imposed [...]
Mexico
Meat
Pig meat
2016.04
Trade
Market access
Opened its market to fresh pigmeat imports from Spain, with a number of other EU [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Pig meat
2016.03
Trade
Market access
Opened its market to pigmeat imports from Brazil.
Peru
Meat
Bovine meat
2016.03
Trade
Import ban
Lifted the ban on US beef and beef products, that was imposed in 2013 following [...]
South Africa
Meat
Pig meat
2016.03
Trade
Market access
Opened market to pigmeat imports from Brazil.
Egypt
Meat
Live animals
2016.02
Trade
Market access
Agreed on protocol for the importation of live cattle from Ireland.
Israel
Meat
Bovine meat
2016.02
Trade
Import ban
Lifted the ban on US beef imports from a single meat plant in Nebraska. The [...]
Japan
Meat
Pig meat
2016.02
Trade
Market access
Opened its market to imports of pigmeat from Mexico, after the country was recognized as [...]
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2016.02
Trade
Import ban
Lifted ban on beef imports from Denmark. Japan imposed a ban on bovine meat [...]
European Union
Meat
Pig meat
2016.01
Trade
Production support
Opened private-storage aid for pigmeat during a 17-day period (closing on 3 February 2016), during [...]

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.