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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Republic of Korea
Grains
Wheat
2016.08
Trade
Import ban
Ended the temporary import ban on wheat and flour from Washington State after testing of [...]
Guatemala
Meat
Pig meat
2016.08
Trade
Animal health regulation
Declared itself free of classical swine fever after five years of prevention work, thus allowing [...]
Japan
Meat
Pig meat
2016.08
Trade
Import ban
Temporarily suspended feeder and breeding cattle imports from Australia, following positive testing for bovine Johne’s [...]
Japan
Meat
Live animals
2016.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Announced the reopening of trade in feeder and breeding cattle from Australia, following agreement on [...]
Peru
Meat
Poultry meat
2016.08
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended its suspension of imports of live poultry, hatching eggs and poultry products from certain [...]
United States of America
Meat
Bovine meat
2016.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted its ban on the import of fresh, chilled or frozen bovine meat from selected [...]
United States of America
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2016.08
Trade
State Market Intervention
Announced plans to purchase approximately 5 000 tonnes of cheese from private inventories for distribution [...]
Ghana
Rice
All
2016.07
Trade
Import restrictions
Rescinded the ban on rice imports through land borders, in place since November 2013. According [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2016.07
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Increased the maize procurement limit per beneficiary/month, under the Program Desk Sales (Programa Venda Balcao), [...]
Canada
Grains
Wheat
2016.07
Production
Production
Introduced, from 1 August 2016, two new wheat classes and eliminated three, to maintain the [...]

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.