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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Azerbaijan
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.02
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of all types of live birds and poultry products from some regions of [...]
Kazakhstan
Meat
Pig meat
2021.02
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on pig meat imports from several Russian Federation regions, which was imposed [...]
Viet Nam
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.02
Production
Health certification
Promulgated the National Standard for Chilled Meat, Part 3 (poultry meat). It aimed at improving [...]
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.02
Trade
Import policy
Extended shelf-life for US bovine meat products from 70 to 120 days, providing Saudi importers [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2021.01
Production
Government support
Prolonged until 31 December 2021 the State aid Temporary Framework adopted in March 2020 to support the economy in the [...]
Japan
Meat
Pig meat
2021.01
Trade
Import ban lifted
Reopened its market to Hungarian pig meat for the first time since April 2018 following [...]
Argentina
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.01
Production
State market intervention
Established reference prices applicable to bovine meat cuts exported to several Asian destinations.
Belarus
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.01
Trade
Import ban
Restricted imports of live birds and poultry products from some regions of Sweden and Hungary [...]
Kuwait
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.01
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban on Russian poultry meat imports, imposed in September 2020 due to HPAI [...]
China, Hong Kong SAR
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspended poultry meat imports from some districts in the United Kingdom (the Lisburn and Castlereagh [...]

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.