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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United States of America
Meat
All
2011.11
Consumption and marketing
Marketing requirements
U.S. law on mandatory country-of-origin labelling (COOL) requirements for livestock and meat (among other products) [...]
Azerbaijan
Meat
Poultry meat
2011.10
Trade
Import ban
Ban on poultry from Iran
Ukraine
Meat
All
2011.10
Trade
Import ban
Ban on imports of meat from Nicaragua, Uruguay, Israel due to desease outbreaks in those [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.10
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Three Free Trade Agreements (South Korea, Colombia and Panama) approved by US Congress. The greatest [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
Pig meat
2011.10
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Three Free Trade Agreements (South Korea, Colombia and Panama) approved by US Congress. The greatest [...]
Fiji
Meat
Ovine meat
2011.09
Consumption and marketing
Price control removed
Price Controls for imported lamb removed.
New Zealand
Meat
Live animals
2011.09
Other
Animal welfare regulations
New code of welfare sets minimum standards of animal welfare and recommended best practices for [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Pig meat
2011.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Pork Import ban from Azerbajan lifted.
United States of America
Meat
Poultry meat
2011.09
Trade
WTO complaint filed
Complaint with WTO filed against China on anti-dumping and countervailing duties on shipments from the [...]
Australia
Meat
Live animals
2011.08
Trade
Export assistance measures
Some AUD 70 million in assistance provided to cattle producers affected by the livestock export [...]

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.