Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

Area
Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Belarus
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of Brazilian beef due to the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in [...]
Belarus
Meat
Poultry meat
2013.01
Trade
Import ban
Imposed temporary restrictions on the import of poultry and poultry product from Bulgaria to prevent [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of Brazilian beef due to the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2013.01
Trade
Import policy
Reinstated import duties on crude vegetable oils and changed method for calculating the base import [...]
Jordan
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of Brazilian beef due to the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in [...]
Peru
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of Brazilian beef due to the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in [...]
Qatar
Meat
Bovine meat
2013.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of Brazilian beef due to the outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in [...]
Ukraine
Meat
Live animals
2013.01
Production
State market intervention
Announced a record allocation of UAH 650 million (USD 80.4 million) from the state budget to be [...]
India
Rice
All
2012.12
Stocks
Stock limits, licensing requirements
Extended orders permitting states to impose stock holding limits and licensing requirements on rice and [...]
Peru
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Fish meal and oil
2012.12
Production
Resource management
Cut the catch quota cut for the key fishing months of December-January 2012/13 to allow [...]

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.