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
Namibia
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.04
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports and the in-transit movement of poultry and poultry meat products from Hungary, Poland, [...]
Peru
Meat
All
2020.04
Trade
Market access
Approved imports from 8 Brazilian meatpackers, signalling new market access opportunities in Latin America.
South Africa
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.04
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of poultry meat from South Carolina (USA) due to a reported outbreak of [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Poultry meat
2020.04
Consumption and marketing
State market intervention
Introduced state regulation for prices for 20 products, including poultry meat, until the end of [...]
United States of America
Meat
All
2020.04
Production
Government support
Launched the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) under the United States Department of Agriculture, aiming [...]
India
Rice
All
2020.04
Stocks
Stock release, biofuels
Approved a plan under which surplus rice stocks held by the state's Food Corporation of [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Grains
Rye and Buckwheat
2020.04
Trade
Import tariff
In order to minimize the negative economic consequences of COVID-19, and prevent the deficit of [...]
Türkiye
Grains
All
2020.04
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered import tariff from 40 percent to 0 percent for cereals and pulses.
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2020.04
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 2.16 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for sale on 17 April 2020, [...]
Argentina
Grains
All
2020.04
Trade
Transport measures
Brazil agreed to release 1 400 m³ of water at its Itapúa hydroelectric dam 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.