World Trade Organization (WTO) members have continued to facilitate imports and generally exercise restraint in the use of trade-restrictive measures from mid-October 2022 to mid-May 2023, according to Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s mid-year report on trade-related developments,
However, while the number of export restrictions on food, feed and fertilisers has come down substantially, many such measures remain in place, contributing to supply uncertainty and price volatility.