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
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2024.02
Trade
Import tariff
Lifted antidumping tariffs on poultry meat imports from Brazil. The measure was imposed in 2019, [...]
Iraq
Meat
All
2024.02
Trade
Import tariff
Reduced custom duties on red meat imports by 50 percent for a period of one [...]
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2024.02
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed a memorandum with the Russian Federation facilitating exports of fishery and dairy products from [...]
Australia
Meat
Live animals
2024.02
Trade
Market access
Received an import permit to export live cattle to Indonesia after a weeks-long delay that [...]
Cameroon
Rice
All
2024.02
Trade
Import tariff
Exempted 190 000 tonnes of rice originated in India from import duties in order to [...]
India
Rice
All
2024.02
Trade
Export restrictions, export taxes
Extended the 20 percent export duty on non-basmati parboiled rice until further notice.
Niger
Rice
All
2024.02
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Capped retail prices of imported 5% and 25% broken rice. For the region of Niamey, [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2024.02
Trade
Import ban
Published an updated list of licensed elevators, grain processors, and poultry enterprises that are allowed [...]
China, Hong Kong SAR
Meat
Poultry meat
2024.02
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of poultry meat from Drummond Regional County Municipality of Quebec Province and Essex [...]
Côte d'Ivoire
Rice
All
2024.02
Consumption and marketing
Consumer prices, value added taxes
Announced that unprocessed rice (other than luxury rice) would be exempt from value added taxes, [...]

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.