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
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2017.02
Trade
Food safety standards
Issued its 13th Five-Year Plan on Food Safety, which calls for aligning Chinese standards with [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2017.02
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada that covers nearly all Canada-EU [...]
New Zealand
Meat
All
2017.02
Trade
Market access
Signed the Meat Arrangement – an agreement with the Iranian Veterinary Organisation (IVO) – to [...]
Russia
Meat
Bovine meat
2017.02
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of New Zealand bovine meat and by-products, in response to detections of listeria [...]
China (Mainland)
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.02
Trade
Food safety standards
Issued its 13th Five-Year Plan on Food Safety, which revises the Administrative Rules for Quality [...]
Burkina Faso
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean
2017.02
Production
Sector development
Launched a project to develop the domestic soybean sector focusing on: i) raising productivity and [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS)
2017.02
Trade
Import policy
Extended anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on the importation of distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean
2017.02
Other
GMO policy
Granted import approval for a new GM soybean variety characterized by tolerance to both glyphosate [...]
European Union
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Olive tree
2017.02
Other
Disease control
Launched a multidisciplinary research programme aimed at improving the prevention, early detection and control of [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2017.01
Consumption and marketing
 Government market intervention
Approved a programme to export 2 million tonnes of wheat in the current financial year, [...]

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.