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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Indonesia
Rice
All
2014.04
Trade
Import regulation
Issued new rice import regulations: imports of medium quality rice (with up to 25% brokens) [...]
Australia
Meat
All
2014.04
Trade
Free trade agreement
Concluded negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Republic of Korea, Australia’s third-largest [...]
Ecuador
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.04
Trade
Import access
Opened import permit requests for US beef.
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2014.04
Trade
Import policy
Approved proposal to remove, as of 23 April, import tariffs on several Ukrainian agricultural commodities [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2014.04
Trade
Bilateral trade agreement
Obtained preferential access for exports of Malaysian palm oil to Turkey, under newly signed comprehensive [...]
Turkey
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2014.04
Trade
Bilateral trade agreement
Granted preferential access to imports of palm oil from Malaysia, under newly signed comprehensive free [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2014.04
Trade
Trade
Political provisions of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement were signed. The EU will temporarily remove customs [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2014.04
Trade
GMO policies and regulations
Rejected nearly 1.45 million tonnes of U.S. maize shipments since late 2013 after the detection [...]
European Union
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2014.04
Trade
Import duty
Set duty-free import quotas for Ukrainian grains. Until October 31 Ukraine will supply 950 000 [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2014.04
Production
Price Support
Approved increase in support price of wheat from Rs1200 (12.2 USD) per 40 kg to [...]

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.