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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Canada
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.07
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Concluded free trade negotiations with the Ukraine which included access for bovine meat and for [...]
Myanmar
Meat
All
2015.07
Trade
Import ban lifted
Approved importation of bovine meat, cattle and poultry meat from Brazil.
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 [...]
Mali
Rice
All
2015.07
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended import duties and charges on 120 000 tonnes of rice, effective for a 3-month [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2015.07
Trade
Import tariff
Decided to exempt 46 goods designated as basic necessities, including non-parboiled paddy and parboiled rice, [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import requirements, phytosanitary measures
Set forth the sanitary and phytosanitary requirements to import paddy from Paraguay.
Liberia
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed import tariff exemptions on semi/wholly milled and broken rice in an effort to keep [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import restrictions
Announced that importers of rice and 39 other products would be barred from accessing Nigerian [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import quota
Extended the period until which 45 360 tonnes of paddy are permitted to arrive in [...]
Kenya
Rice
All
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed exemptions to the 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff [...]

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.