Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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To year

Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.07
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifeted ban on imports of cattle from the San Pedro region of Paraguay.
European Union
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.07
Trade
Export subsidies lifted
Ended export subsidies for poultry.
European Union
Meat
Ovine meat
2013.07
Trade
Market regulation
Granted duty-free quota for imports of lamb from the Ukraine.
Mexico
Meat
Pig meat
2013.07
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of live pigs from the US due to presence of porcine epidemic diarrhea [...]
Paraguay
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.07
Trade
Export ban lifted
Announced all government-registered abattoirs in Paraguay are now able to market beef to Chile, following [...]
Pakistan
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2013.07
Trade
Import policy
Introduced tax on rapeseed imports with a view to encourage domestic production of oilseeds.
Senegal
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2013.07
Consumption and marketing
Market regulation
Imposed caps on edibile oil retail prices in the Dakar region to protect consumers. [...]
India
Grains
All
2013.07
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved the National Food Security Bill through an executive order. Parliamentary approval is still [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2013.07
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Approved an additional allocation of 5.0 million tonnes of subsidized wheat and rice for distribution [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2013.07
Trade
Trade agreement
Barter agreement reached between Pakistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran that will see wheat [...]

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.