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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.02
Production
Health certification
Promulgated the National Standard for Chilled Meat, Part 3 (poultry meat). It aimed at improving [...]
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.02
Trade
Import policy
Extended shelf-life for US bovine meat products from 70 to 120 days, providing Saudi importers [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Agricultural products, oilcrops
2021.02
Production
Agricultural policies
Released its annual agricultural policy roadmap, placing special emphasis on measures to foster rural growth [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans
2021.02
Other
Food standards
Released a revised standard for soybeans, specifying terms and definitions, quality requirements, test methods, inspection [...]
European Union
Grains
All
2021.02
Consumption and marketing
Subsidies support
Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the European Commission extended the exemptions from competition rules that [...]
India
Grains
All
2021.02
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
The Indian Ministry of Finance and Corporate affairs announced a target of INR 16.5 trillion [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Agricultural/non-agricultural products
2021.02
Other
Tax policies
Announced the introduction of an Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess. The cess would apply to a [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Transfatty acids
2021.02
Other
Food safety policies
Modified its regulation concerning the gradual elimination of transfatty acids in food products. The amendment [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Crop products
2021.02
Other
Seed & GMO policies
Informed that GMO-free certificates for imported crop products would be required from 1 March 2021 [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2021.02
Trade
Subsidies support
In response to rising wheat prices due to the COVID-19 pandemic and shipping costs, 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.