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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.02
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports from two Brazilian poultry plants due to concerns over quality control.
Taiwan province of China
Meat
Pig meat
2020.02
Trade
Import ban
Imposed a ban on pig meat imports from Italy following the Italian suspension of flights [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.02
Trade
Export ban
Halted poultry meat exports to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Kuwait Republic [...]
United States of America
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.02
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on Brazilian fresh bovine meat imports, imposed in June 2017 when some [...]
Canada
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.02
Production
State market intervention
Announced a 1.93 percent increase in butter support price effective, February 1.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.02
Production
Support prices, production adjustment programme
Stated that government procurement prices of paddy would remain stable in 2020 or be increased, [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2020.02
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Set the new minimum guarantee prices for all wheat grain varieties and wheat seeds for [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2020.02
Production
Minimum support prices
Set Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for long grain paddy (other than fine long-grain paddy) for [...]
Chile
Grains
Wheat
2020.02
Trade
Trade policy
Established new discounts on customs duties for wheat and wheat or meslin flour (Exempt Decree [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.02
Stocks
Stock release
Put 269 447 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 14 February 2020. [...]

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.