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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Jordan
Meat
Poultry meat
2015.01
Trade
Import ban
Imposed a weight limit of less than 2.5 kg/pack for imported chicken leg quarters. [...]
Mexico
Meat
Poultry meat
2015.01
Trade
Import ban
Banned all poultry and poultry products originating in the state of California, including egg products, [...]
India
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.12
Production
State Market Regulation
Launched “Rashtriya Gokul Mission” under the National Programme for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development (NPBBD) [...]
Russia
Meat
Pig meat
2014.12
Trade
Import ban
Temporarily suspended imports of non-heat-treated pork products from Belarus, due to African swine fever concerns. [...]
Switzerland
Meat
Poultry meat
2014.11
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of poultry from specified areas of the Netherlands and the UK, following outbreaks [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Poultry meat
2014.11
Trade
Import ban
Banned poultry imports from UK, Netherlands and Germany, following reported outbreaks of H5N8 avian influenza. [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on the use of animal feed additive zilpaterol in beef, opening the [...]
Belarus
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on live cattle imports from the EU.
China (Mainland)
Meat
Pig meat
2014.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Ended a 4-month ban on imports of pigs from the United States, after the introduction [...]
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2014.08
Trade
Import ban
Banned the importation of poultry meat from Salem County, New Jersey, United States, following an [...]

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.