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
Pig meat
2024.01
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a five-year ban on pig meat imports from Belgium. The ban was imposed due [...]
Nigeria
Grains
Maize
2024.01
Production
GMO policy
The National Committee on Naming, Registration and Release of Crop Varieties approved 23 new varieties [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Pig meat
2024.01
Trade
Import ban
Prohibited the import of pigs, pig products and wild boars from Bangladesh after the World [...]
Indonesia
Meat
All
2024.01
Trade
Import policy
Assigned its two state food procurement agencies to procure 100 000 tonnes of buffalo meat from [...]
Sierra Leone
Rice
All
2024.01
Trade
Import tariff
Re-introduced import duties on rice, setting them at 5 percent for all classes of rice, [...]
Mexico
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2024.01
Consumption and marketing
Government market invervantion
Published the operating rules of the Guaranteed Prices Programme during the fiscal year 2024. The [...]
Paraguay
Meat
Bovine meat
2024.01
Trade
Market access
Received the authorization to export beef on the bone to Israel, after inspecting production facilities. [...]
Mexico
Rice
All
2024.01
Production
Production support, support prices
Revised prices offered under the Guaranteed Prices for Basic Foodstuffs Program (Programa precios de garantía [...]
Argentina
Grains
Wheat
2024.01
Trade
Export policy
Provided an exceptional extension to the authorisation period that had been granted for wheat exports, [...]
Argentina
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2024.01
Trade
Market access
Extended the suspension of export tax on products made of milk, including cow’s milk, milk-based [...]

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.