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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.07
Trade
Import ban
Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan: Ban by Customs Union of poultry from Mexico, due to the recent outbreak of [...]
Taiwan province of China
Meat
Bovine meat
2012.07
Other
Animal welfare regulations
Passed bill setting maximum level of ractopamine allowed in imported beef at 10 ppb. Previously, Taiwan [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.07
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of poultry, poultry products and raw material from several provinces of China due [...]
United States of America
Meat
Live animals
2012.07
Other
Animal health regulations
The Codex Alimentarius Commission adopted official maximum residue limit (MRL) on the feed additive ractopamine, [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.07
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of poultry, poultry products and raw material from several provinces of China due [...]
Brazil
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.06
Trade
WTO complaint filed
Filed complaint with WTO against the anti-dumping duties South Africa imposed on Brazilian chicken.
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.05
Trade
Import restrictions lifted
Resumed the import of the poultry from mainland provinces after bird flu.
European Union
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.04
Trade
Import ban
Lifted the eight-year ban on the imports of fresh chicken meat from Thailand, effective July [...]
European Union
Meat
Pig meat
2012.04
Trade
Export subsidies
Cut export refunds on processed pork to zero; lowered export refunds on beef carcasses from [...]
European Union
Meat
Bovine meat
2012.04
Trade
Export subsidies
Cut export refunds on processed pork to zero; lowered export refunds on beef carcasses from [...]

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.