Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.01
Trade
Import ban
Suspension of imports of live poultry and poultry products from parts of neighbouring Shenzhen (China) [...]
Indonesia
Meat
Bovine meat
2012.01
Trade
Import quota
Cut beef import quota for 2012, from 50,000 - 60,000 tonnes per year to [...]
Indonesia
Meat
Live animals
2012.01
Trade
Import quota
Lowed the quota for live cattle imports from 520,000 to 280,000 head.
Sierra Leone
Rice
All
2012.01
Production
Foreign agricultural investment
Announced a six-year project by the government and Chinese investors to put 135 000 ha [...]
Israel
Meat
Poultry meat
2012.01
Trade
Subsidies
Confirmed continuation of poultry subsidies
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2012.01
Stocks
Stock release
Release of 100 000 tonnes of paddy by Paddy Marketing Board, ahead of start to [...]
Kazakhstan
Meat
Pig meat
2012.01
Trade
Import ban
Imposed import ban on pork from the Saratov and Orenburg regions of the Russian [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2012.01
Trade
Export target
Set rice export target of 200 000 tonnes for 2015. Export zones in Ampara, Polonnaruwa, [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Bovine meat
2012.01
Trade
Import ban
Lifted nine-year import ban on Canadian beef; the decision marks the official re-opening of the [...]
Mexico
Meat
Pig meat
2012.01
Trade
Import restrictions
US pork plant in Iowa removed from eligible exporters list

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.