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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Rice
All
2019.12
Trade
Import tariff
Renewed the import tariff and customs fee suspension on non-parboiled paddy (except for sowing) and [...]
Morocco
Grains
Wheat
2019.12
Trade
Import duty
Announced the suspension of the 35 percent import duty on soft wheat, set in September [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2019.12
Trade
Export tax
Announced a further increase in export taxes for wheat and maize to 15 percent.
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2019.12
Production
GMO policy
Issued biosafety certificates for domestically grown genetically modified (GM) maize, which are valid from 2 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.12
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 22520 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 20 December 2019, after offering [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2019.12
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Repealed previously enforced maximum retail prices on rice and set a price ceiling of LKR [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Pig meat
2019.12
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of pig meat, wild boar and related products from Indonesia due to African [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2019.12
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on deboned bovine meat from Japanese cows under 30 months, ending a [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Pig meat
2019.12
Trade
Import tariff
Announced import tariff reductions for 850 products, including frozen pig meat. Rates on two tariff [...]
Malaysia
Meat
Pig meat
2019.12
Trade
Import ban
Imposed a ban on imports of pig meat from Indonesia due to a reported outbreak [...]

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.