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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Egypt
Rice
All
2021.03
Production
Cultivation limits
Decided that fines levied on farmers exceeding rice cultivation limits would be reduced by 60 [...]
Mali
Rice
All
2021.03
Trade
Import policy
Issued statements indicating that, among the various measures being taken by the Government to quell [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2021.03
Trade
Import duty
Decreased the import duties to zero for wheat and wheaten flour (Notice R.190) from 10.27 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2021.03
Trade
Export agreement
Gave approval to a plan reviving a memorandum of understanding on rice trade with Indonesia, [...]
European Union
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2021.03
Trade
Tariff
Suspended all tariffs related to agriculture, including dairy products, linked to the Airbus and Boeing [...]
Germany
Meat
Pig meat
2021.03
Trade
Market access
Regained access to Viet Nam and Singapore to export pig meat from ASF-free regions in [...]
European Union
Rice
All
2021.03
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered tariffs on non-basmati husked rice imported outside of existing trade agreements from EUR 65 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.03
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 225 338 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 1.59 million [...]
United States of America
Meat
Pig meat
2021.03
Trade
Import tariff
Suspended retaliatory duties for four months from 4 March 2021 on British pig meat, which [...]
Canada
Meat
Pig meat
2021.03
Trade
Trade protocol
Signed a protocol with the United States of America (United States) to guide bilateral trade [...]

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.