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Commodity policy developments

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Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
European Union
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2011.05
Renewable energy
Renewable energy policies
Extended anti-dumping duties already levied on US imports to biodiesel purchases from Canada
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Oil palm
2011.05
Other
Environmental policy
Introduced two-year moratorium on forest clearing and peatland conversion
Belarus
Meat
Pig meat
2011.05
Trade
Elimination of import ban
Import ban lifted for pork, poultry and ready meat products containing pork from Germany (imposed [...]
Chile
Meat
Pig meat
2011.05
Trade
Export authorization
Authorization for six processing plants to export pork to China for the first time
Republic of Korea
Meat
Live animals
2011.05
Other
Animal welfare regulations
Introduction of measures to strengthen the country\'s livestock disease controls including farm registration, minimum space [...]
Republic of Korea
Meat
Poultry meat
2011.05
Trade
Import quota
A 50 000 MT zero-duty TRQ for frozen chicken meat was announced in May and [...]
Türkiye
Meat
Bovine meat
2011.05
Trade
Import duty
Customs tax on carcass meat increased from 45% to 60%
Belarus
Meat
Poultry meat
2011.05
Trade
Import ban lifted
Import ban lifted for pork, poultry and ready meat products containing pork from Germany (imposed [...]
Algeria
Grains
Wheat
2011.05
Trade
Import tariff
Import tariff on durum wheat, in force since July 2010, suspended for an indefinite period [...]
Taiwan Province of China
Rice
All
2011.05
Stocks
Stock release
10 000 tonnes of rice to be released from public stocks to curb unexpected increases [...]

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.