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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Meat
All
2020.10
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed a trade agreement with Japan, named UK–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. Under the agreement, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.10
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 177 292 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 1.2 [...]
Turkey
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2020.10
Trade
Import tariff
Set zero tariffs on barley, maize and wheat imports from Ukraine until 1 January 2021. [...]
Colombia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.10
Trade
Market access
Gained access for dairy product exports to Libya.
Philippines
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.10
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports from 11 suppliers of buffalo meat in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India [...]
Turkey
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2020.10
Trade
Import duty
Suspended import duties on wheat, maize and barley until the end of 2021. The import [...]
Honduras
Rice
All
2020.10
Trade
Import quota
In line with its Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement commitments, stipulated that 118 800 [...]
Nepal
Rice
All
2020.10
Production
Support prices
Decided that it would extend an NPR 112 per quintal (USD 94 per tonne) subsidy [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2020.10
Trade
Import tariff
Eliminated the 8 percent import tariffs for maize imports from non-MERCOSUR countries in order to [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2020.10
Trade
Import policy
Announced that sellers of imported wheat will not be charged fees for sieving and fumigation [...]

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.