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
European Union
Meat
Bovine meat
2012.04
Trade
Export subsidies
Cut export refunds on processed pork to zero; lowered export refunds on beef carcasses from [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
Live animals
2012.04
Trade
Import restrictions
Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Egypt, Kuwait, Lebanon, Algeria, Jordan, Morocco, Japan, Mexico, Argentina, [...]
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2012.04
Trade
Import ban
Lifted an import suspension on a U.S. meat processing company after it ensured compliance with [...]
Japan
Meat
Bovine meat
2012.04
Trade
Import quota
Increased import quota for Mexican beef from the current 6,000 tonnes per year to 10,500 [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Pig meat
2012.04
Trade
Import quota
Reduced duty free tariff rate quota (TRQ) for fresh/frozen pork bellies from the initial 70,000 [...]
Türkiye
Meat
Live animals
2012.04
Trade
Import requirements
Suspended release of import licenses on cattle from the EU after Schmallenberg virus outbreak
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2012.04
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Postponed the increase in mandatory biodiesel blending (from B7 to B10) to 2013.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans and soyoil
2012.04
Stocks
State reserves
Released state reserves with a view to ease supply tightness, thus checking the rise in [...]
Colombia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybean, soy meal and soyoil
2012.04
Trade
Bilateral trade
Signed trade agreement with the United States, allowing improved access for US soybean products to [...]
Indonesia
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2012.04
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policy
Mandated 2 percent share of locally produced (palm oil-based) biodiesel in total domestic fuel consumption. [...]

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.