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
Australia
Meat
All
2015.06
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Signed free trade agreement with China. Key outcomes include: elimination of tariffs on bovine meat [...]
Indonesia
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.06
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Announced that it would issue a quota for the importation of 50 000 head of cattle [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2015.06
Trade
Import ban
Extended ban on the importation of agricultural products from the EU, the United States, Canada, [...]
Saudi Arabia
Meat
Poultry meat
2015.06
Trade
Import ban
Banned the importation of poultry from an additional 5 US states (Montana, North Dakota, South [...]
South Africa
Meat
Poultry meat
2015.06
Trade
Import quota
Agreed to a 65 000-tonne annual quota for the importation of chicken parts from the [...]
India
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2015.06
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended the 2008 ban on milk and dairy product imports from China until June 23, [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2015.06
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended the ban on the importation of agricultural products from the EU, the United States, [...]
Algeria
Grains
Maize
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended import duties applied to animal feed ingredients, including maize and soyabeans until 31 December [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2015.06
Trade
Export quota
Approved the exports of an additional 1.0 million tonnes of wheat and 100,000 tonnes of [...]
Brazil
Biofuels
Ethanol
2015.06
Trade
Import tariff
Raised an ethanol import tariff to 11.75% on (instead of current 9.25 percent), replacing [...]

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.