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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Iraq
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.11
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban on imports of poultry from Arkansas which had been imposed following a [...]
Kazakhstan
Meat
All
2013.11
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Reduced the TRQ volume for fresh, chilled and frozen beef, from 15 400 tonnes in 2013 [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2013.11
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Confirmed TRQ volumes for 2014, the same as in 2013, consistent with WTO commitments.
Russia
Meat
Pig meat
2013.10
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports from 10 meat processing plants in Brazil due to concern over the presence [...]
European Union
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Reopened market to beef imports from Chile.
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
All
2013.08
Trade
Market regulation
Announced agreement between China and Vietnam on animal disease control and human health safeguards for [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2013.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted trade barriers with Colombia, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
Russia
Meat
Pig meat
2013.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban on breeding pigs from Lithuania, imposed because of an outbreak of classical [...]
Brazil
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.07
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifeted ban on imports of cattle from the San Pedro region of Paraguay.
European Union
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.07
Trade
Export subsidies lifted
Ended export subsidies for poultry.

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.