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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
European Union
Meat
Ovine meat
2013.07
Trade
Market regulation
Granted duty-free quota for imports of lamb from the Ukraine.
Mexico
Meat
Pig meat
2013.07
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of live pigs from the US due to presence of porcine epidemic diarrhea [...]
Paraguay
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.07
Trade
Export ban lifted
Announced all government-registered abattoirs in Paraguay are now able to market beef to Chile, following [...]
Chile
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.06
Trade
Import ban lifted
Granted full market access granted for beef imports from Canada.
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.06
Trade
Import ban lifted
Removed foot-and-mouth disease-linked prohibition on imports of beef from Colombia.
Indonesia
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.06
Trade
Import ban lifted
Reopened market for US meat and bone meal (MBM), bone-in beef, bone-derived gelatin and beef [...]
New Zealand
Meat
Pig meat
2013.06
Trade
Import ban
Banned the import of raw pig meat, pending a ruling by the Supreme Court, due [...]
Qatar
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.06
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on imports of poultry meat from Thailand, originally imposed following 2003 outbreak [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.05
Trade
Export ban
Suspended exports of chicken meat to the Russian Federation from two producing firms while investigating [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Pig meat
2013.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of pigs, pork and products made of it from Belarus, due to the [...]

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.