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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Thailand
Meat
Poultry meat
2011.07
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Chicken and pork reference prices regulated
Thailand
Meat
Pig meat
2011.07
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Chicken and pork reference prices regulated
Turkey
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.07
Trade
Import duty
Customs tax on carcass meat increased from 60% to 75%
Ukraine
Meat
Poultry meat
2011.07
Trade
Import licensing
Import licensing of poultry, poultry fat and lard imports required.
Argentina
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.06
Consumption and marketing
Price control
Maximum beef wholesale and retail prices increased by about 30 percent after three years without [...]
Australia
Meat
Live animals
2011.06
Trade
Export ban
Export ban on live cattle to Indonesia, consequently lifted at the beginning of July [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Live animals
2011.06
Production
Subsidies
Subsidy of RMB 2.5 billion for pig breeding resumed to prevent supply shocks and price [...]
European Union
Meat
Live animals
2011.06
Other
Animal welfare regulations
Tighter regulations for the protection of chickens kept for meat production
Republic of Korea
Meat
Live animals
2011.06
Trade
Import duty
Tariff-free import of 31,000 sows (previously tariff stood at 18%) for the second half of [...]
Russia
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.06
Trade
Import ban
Import bans imposed on meat from processing plants from three Brazilian states (Mato Grosso, Parana, [...]

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.