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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Peru
Meat
All
2020.04
Trade
Market access
Approved imports from 8 Brazilian meatpackers, signalling new market access opportunities in Latin America.
South Africa
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.04
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of poultry meat from South Carolina (USA) due to a reported outbreak of [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.04
Consumption and marketing
State market intervention
Introduced state regulation for prices for 20 products, including poultry meat, until the end of [...]
United States of America
Meat
All
2020.04
Production
Government support
Launched the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) under the United States Department of Agriculture, aiming [...]
Australia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.04
Trade
Government support
Announced a temporary measure to help restore critical global supply chains that have been impacted [...]
Ecuador
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.04
Trade
Trade agreement
Approved the Free Trade Agreement with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), a regional trade [...]
European Union
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.04
Stocks
Government support
Announced a plan to offer Private Storage Aid (PSA) for butter and skimmed milk powder [...]
European Union
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.04
Production
Government support
Allowed temporary agreements on planning dairy production and collective production decisions by farmers, farmers’ associations, [...]
Japan
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.04
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Announced tariff-rate quota (TRQ) volumes for dairy products that will be in effect during Japanese [...]
Japan
Milk and dairy products
Milk powder
2020.04
Production
Government support
Announced details of the government budgetary allocation of USD 875 million, part of Japan’s COVID-19 [...]

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.