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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.07
Trade
Import ban lifted
Announced the lifting of a ban on bovine meat imports from northern Argentina and 14 [...]
Argentina
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.06
Trade
Market Access
Lifted 2012 ban on imports of bovine meat from Brazil. The ban was imposed in [...]
Australia
Meat
All
2015.06
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Signed free trade agreement with China. Key outcomes include: elimination of tariffs on bovine meat [...]
Indonesia
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.06
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Announced that it would issue a quota for the importation of 50 000 head of cattle [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2015.06
Trade
Import ban
Extended ban on the importation of agricultural products from the EU, the United States, Canada, [...]
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Poultry meat
2015.06
Trade
Import ban
Banned the importation of poultry from an additional 5 US states (Montana, North Dakota, South [...]
South Africa
Meat
Poultry meat
2015.06
Trade
Import quota
Agreed to a 65 000-tonne annual quota for the importation of chicken parts from the [...]
Puerto Rico
Meat
Pig meat
2015.05
Trade
Market Access
Opened its market to imports of pig meat from Brazil.
Belarus
Meat
Poultry meat
2015.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned the import of poultry from parts of the United States and Kazakhstan, following outbreaks [...]
Chile
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.05
Trade
Market Access
Recognized the United States as being a country of negligible risk from BSE. The new [...]

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.