Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Republic of Korea
Meat
Bovine meat
2012.03
Trade
Free Trade Agreement
Reduced tariff in the Republic of Korea on US beef imports from 40 percent, to [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Pig meat
2012.03
Trade
Import quota
Extended duty-free tariff-rate quota (TRQ) for chilled/frozen pork bellies for 70,000 tonnes, effective from April [...]
Kuwait
Meat
Live animals
2012.03
Trade
Import ban
Ban on imports of poultry, eggs and chicks from Sri Lanka and Australia
Kuwait
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.03
Trade
Import ban
Ban on imports of poultry, eggs and chicks from Sri Lanka and Australia
Kuwait
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.03
Trade
Import ban
Lifted ban on imports of all US poultry products
Oman
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.03
Trade
Import ban
Imposed ban on imports of poultry from India based on the World Organization for Animal [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2012.03
Trade
Import ban
Lifted ban on imports of protein feeds of animal origin from all EU countries as [...]
Russia
Meat
Live animals
2012.03
Trade
Import ban
Imposed ban on imports of live cattle, pig, sheep and goats from the EU as [...]
South Africa
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.03
Trade
Import Duty
Imposed provisional anti-dumping tariffs of 6 to 63 percent on imports of Brazilian whole frozen [...]
India
Grains
Flour
2012.03
Trade
Export restrictions
Export restrictions on wheat flour removed, under the Open General License (OGL) scheme.

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.