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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2020.07
Trade
Market access
Approved imports of bovine, pig and poultry meats from 15 US meat processing and cold [...]
Egypt
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.07
Trade
Market access
Authorized imports of thermo-processed poultry meat from Brazil.
European Union
Meat
All
2020.07
Production
Government support
Approved a EUR 1.8 billion (USD 2.07 billion) support package, combining a new multiannual financial [...]
India
Meat
All
2020.07
Trade
Import policy
Unveiled a new regulation where Animal Quarantine and Certification Services officials are required to occasionally [...]
Malaysia
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.07
Trade
Market access
Allowed imports of bovine meat from Argentina after one decade under a new agreement on [...]
Singapore
Meat
Pig meat
2020.07
Trade
Market access
Approved pig meat imports from Ukraine.
Viet Nam
Meat
Pig meat
2020.07
Production
Government support
Launched the National Plan on ASF Prevention and Control 2020-2025, which set a target to [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2020.07
Production
Production support, support prices
Decided that the 2020/21 round of the Rice Price Guarantee Programme would be implemented between [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 1.8 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 17 [...]
Myanmar
Rice
All
2020.07
Stocks
Strategic reserve
Announced that it would temporarily suspend purchases of rice for the state reserve, after having [...]

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.