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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.11
Production
Health certification
Promulgated the National Standard for Chilled Meat, Part 2 (beef and buffalo meat). It aimed [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2020.11
Trade
Import ban
Extended the ban on imports of agricultural products, including meat, from countries that applied economic [...]
Egypt
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.11
Trade
Import ban
Banned buffalo meat imports from India temporarily, due to concerns over pesticide traces found in [...]
Peru
Meat
Pig meat
2020.11
Trade
Market access
Opened its market to Spanish pig meat products and offal.
Taiwan province of China
Meat
All
2020.11
Trade
Import tariff
Eliminated tariffs on pig meat, offal and hamburgers imported from Paraguay.
Taiwan province of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.10
Trade
Import ban
Imposed a ban on poultry meat imports from the Netherlands due to an HPAI outbreak. [...]
Philippines
Meat
Pig meat
2020.10
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on pig meat imports from Belgium after that country successfully regained its [...]
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Meat
All
2020.10
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed a trade agreement with Japan, named UK–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. Under the agreement, [...]
Philippines
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.10
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports from 11 suppliers of buffalo meat in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India [...]
Canada
Meat
All
2020.10
Production
Government support
Announced the Emergency On-Farm Support Fund, which provides a CAD 35 million investment (USD 26.5 [...]

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.