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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2014.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned poultry from Seijong Special Autonomous City, Korea, due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic [...]
Egypt
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned the import of beef from Mato Grosso state (Brazil), following a case of bovine [...]
Mexico
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.05
Trade
Import ban lifted
Revised requirements for the importation of beef and beef products from the United States.
Peru
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.05
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of beef and beef-by-products from Brazil for a 6-month period, following a case [...]
Ukraine
Meat
All
2014.05
Trade
Harmonization of protocols
Recognized EU production and control systems for products of animal origin as equivalent to those [...]
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.
Belarus
Meat
Pig meat
2014.03
Trade
Import ban
Imposed temporary ban on the importation of live pigs and pig meat from Ukraine, due [...]
Canada
Meat
Pig meat
2014.03
Trade
Animal welfare regulations
Announced mandatory national pig traceability system, effective 1 July 2014.
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2014.03
Trade
Import access
Approved import of poultry meat from an additional five Brazilian plants, bringing the total number [...]

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.