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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
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 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.11
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 540 132 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 20 November 2020, through an [...]
Peru
Meat
Pig meat
2020.11
Trade
Market access
Opened its market to Spanish pig meat products and offal.
Kyrgyzstan
Rice
All
2020.11
Trade
Export restrictions
Prohibited exports of various commodities, including rice, to countries located outside the Eurasian Economic Union. [...]
Kyrgyzstan
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2020.11
Trade
Export ban
Banned the export of agricultural products and food outside the EAEU, including wheat, barley, maize, [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2020.11
Trade
Import quota
Renewed a 750 000 tonne non-Southern Common Market (Mercosur) tariff-free wheat import quota until 17 [...]
Saudi Arabia
Grains
Barley
2020.11
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Launched a unified platform which will provide authorisation for private sector business in order to [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Sorghum
2020.11
Trade
Import policy
Approved food-grade sorghum imports from Mexico, after agreeing on phytosanitary protocols.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.11
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 375 269 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.1 million [...]

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.