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
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2015.07
Trade
Export quota
Argentina issued export licences for 500 000 tonnes of low quality wheat.
Mali
Rice
All
2015.07
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended import duties and charges on 120 000 tonnes of rice, effective for a 3-month [...]
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2015.07
Trade
Import tariff
Decided to exempt 46 goods designated as basic necessities, including non-parboiled paddy and parboiled rice, [...]
Australia
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.07
Trade
Health Certification
Signed the Australia-China Live Cattle Export Health Certification Agreement, a health protocol which will enable [...]
Canada
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.07
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Concluded free trade negotiations with the Ukraine which included access for bovine meat and for [...]
Myanmar
Meat
All
2015.07
Trade
Import ban lifted
Approved importation of bovine meat, cattle and poultry meat from Brazil.
United States of America
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.07
Trade
Import ban lifted
Announced the lifting of a ban on bovine meat imports from northern Argentina and 14 [...]
Australia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2015.07
Trade
Free trade agreement
Signed a free trade agreement with China which will progressively eliminate tariffs across all dairy [...]
China (Mainland)
Milk and dairy products
Milk
2015.07
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted ban on importation of fresh milk from the Republic of Korea, in place since [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2015.07
Trade
Export quota
Authorised additional maize exports of 7 million tonnes from the 2014/15 crop, taking total approvals [...]

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.