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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Belarus
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.01
Trade
Import ban
Imposed temporary restrictions on the import of poultry and poultry product from Bulgaria to prevent [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of Brazilian beef due to the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in [...]
Jordan
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of Brazilian beef due to the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in [...]
Peru
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of Brazilian beef due to the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in [...]
Qatar
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of Brazilian beef due to the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Live animals
2013.01
Production
State market intervention
Announced a record allocation of UAH 650 million (USD 80.4 million) from the state budget to be [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2013.01
Stocks
Stock release
Released 45 416 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 69 [...]
Burundi
Rice
All
2013.01
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended the 75 percent rice import duty applicable under the Common External Tariff of the [...]
Argentina
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2013.01
Trade
Import policy
Temporarily raised import tariffs above MERCOSUR\'s common external tariff.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2013.01
Consumption and marketing
Quality standards
Introduced stricter quality controls on edible oil imports to guarantee product safety.

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.