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Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
From month
From year
To month
To year

Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Argentina
Grains
All
2020.02
Trade
Export policy
Suspended the registration of agricultural exports until further notice.
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2020.02
Trade
Import duty
Suspended a 60 percent wheat import duty for 36 days, until 31 March
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.02
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 31 166 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 555 846 [...]
Canada
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2020.02
Production
State market intervention
Announced a 1.93 percent increase in butter support price effective, February 1.
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.02
Trade
Import ban
Announced a ban on imports of poultry meat from Germany, Hungary, Slovenia and Ukraine due [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2020.02
Trade
Import ban
Introduced a new classification of animals and poultry birds for human consumption, with provisions for [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Ovine meat
2020.02
Trade
Market access
Approved all necessary sanitary protocols and product approvals for Argentina to export sheep meat and [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2020.02
Trade
Import tariff
Granted exemption on 696 US products, including bovine and pig meat products, under the ‘’Phase [...]
Indonesia
Meat
All
2020.02
Trade
Import ban
Imposed a temporary ban on imports of live animals from China due to coronavirus concerns. [...]
Kuwait
Meat
Bovine meat
2020.02
Trade
Import ban lifted
Resumed imports of Brazilian bovine meat after 7 years. The ban was first imposed due [...]

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.