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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
European Union
Grains
Wheat
2013.05
Trade
GMO policies and regulations
European Commission recommended that all imports of US soft white wheat that had recently arrived [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2013.05
Trade
GMO policies and regulations
Announced that the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries had temporarily suspended imports of Western [...]
India
Rice
All
2013.05
Production
Government procurement
Instructed state governments to reduce quantities procured from millers under statutory levy to a maximum [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2013.05
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices
Established, price floors and ceilings for all qualities of rice along the entire value chain, [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.05
Trade
Export ban
Suspended exports of chicken meat to the Russian Federation from two producing firms while investigating [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Pig meat
2013.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of pigs, pork and products made of it from Belarus, due to the [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Live animals
2013.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of pigs, pork and products made of it from Belarus, due to the [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.05
Trade
Trade restrictions
Relaxed restrictions of importation of rapeseed from Canada.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.05
Trade
Trade restrictions
Agreed on new strict shipment protocol that allowed resumption of India’s rapeseed meal exports to [...]
Egypt
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Sunflower oil
2013.05
Trade
South-south cooperation
Signed a joint agricultural project with Sudan that would secure Egypt\'s import requirement in sunflower [...]

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.