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
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2015.05
Trade
Import tariff
Set import duties on paddy, husked, semi/wholly milled and/or broken rice at Rupees 35 per [...]
Colombia
Grains
Wheat
2015.05
Trade
Safeguard measures
Eased its import requirements for wheat sourced from Canada, including improved access for supplies from [...]
Colombia
Grains
Wheat
2015.05
Trade
Safeguard measures
Eased its import requirements for wheat sourced from Canada, including improved access for supplies from [...]
Belarus
Meat
Poultry meat
2015.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned the import of poultry from parts of the United States and Kazakhstan, following outbreaks [...]
Chile
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.05
Trade
Market Access
Recognized the United States as being a country of negligible risk from BSE. The new [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.05
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on importation of bovine meat from Canada, imposed in February 2015, after [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.05
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on imports of bovine meat from Brazil, imposed in December 2012 after [...]
Ecuador
Meat
Poultry meat
2015.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned importation of all poultry products from the United States, following outbreaks of HPAI in [...]
Kazakhstan
Meat
All
2015.05
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Announced the second stage of the 2015 tariff quota allocation, encompassing frozen meat (HS 0202), [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2015.05
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted ban of bovine meat, sheepmeat and pigmeat imports from the southern district of Narino [...]

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.