Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2020.09
Trade
Food security
Adopted National Food Safety Authority Regulation No. 2/2020, which organizes the registration requirements and procedures, [...]
Australia
Meat
Pig meat
2020.09
Trade
Trade agreement
Agreed with Singapore on a pre-emptive zoning arrangement that will allow pig meat trade to [...]
India
Grains
Barley and Wheat
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Increased the MSPs for wheat by 2.6 percent to INR 1 975 per quintal (USD [...]
Canada
Meat
All
2020.09
Production
Government support
Announced temporary flexibility in enforcing some Canadian labelling and packaging regulations for prepackaged meat products, [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2020.09
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that from October, the price of imported wheat for millers would decrease to JPY [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.09
Trade
Import policy
Suspended poultry imports from four Russian regions, namely Kurgan, Omsk, Tyumen and Vladimir, following outbreaks [...]
Nigeria
Grains
Wheat
2020.09
Production
Production support
As part of a support programme to farmers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, 450 bags [...]
Germany
Meat
Pig meat
2020.09
Trade
Export ban
Was banned from exporting pig meat by ten countries, namely Argentina, Brazil, China (Mainland), Japan, [...]
Philippines
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on poultry meat imports from Brazil due to concerns over COVID-19 among [...]
South Africa
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.09
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a five-month ban on US poultry meat stemming from an outbreak of HPAI in [...]

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.