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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.09
Trade
Import tariff
Announced the extension of Section 301 tariff exclusions for US products on the First Exclusion [...]
European Union
Milk and dairy products
Cheese
2020.09
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed an agreement with China to protect 100 European Geographical Indications (GIs) in China, along [...]
Japan
Milk and dairy products
Butter
2020.09
Trade
Import policy
Announced reductions in planned imports of butter to 14 000 metric tonnes for Japanese fiscal year [...]
Australia
Meat
Pig meat
2020.09
Trade
Trade agreement
Agreed with Singapore on a pre-emptive zoning arrangement that will allow pig meat trade to [...]
Canada
Meat
All
2020.09
Production
Government support
Announced temporary flexibility in enforcing some Canadian labelling and packaging regulations for prepackaged meat products, [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.09
Trade
Import policy
Suspended poultry imports from four Russian regions, namely Kurgan, Omsk, Tyumen and Vladimir, following outbreaks [...]
Germany
Meat
Pig meat
2020.09
Trade
Export ban
Was banned from exporting pig meat by ten countries, namely Argentina, Brazil, China (Mainland), Japan, [...]
Philippines
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on poultry meat imports from Brazil due to concerns over COVID-19 among [...]
South Africa
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a five-month ban on US poultry meat stemming from an outbreak of HPAI in [...]
Rwanda
Grains
Maize
2020.09
Trade
Import subsidy
Reduced the subsidy rate for imported maize seeds in order to support domestic use of [...]

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.