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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Haiti
Grains
Wheat
2019.03
Trade
Import tariff
Increased the applied tariff on wheat flour to 15 percent, in order to promote domestic [...]
Kazakhstan
Grains
Wheat
2019.03
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Proposed new amendments for crop insurance legislation. Obligatory crop insurance will change to voluntary with [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Poultry meat
2019.03
Trade
Import ban lifted
Signed an agreement with France to lift the embargo on French poultry exports, set in [...]
Japan
Meat
All
2019.03
Trade
Quota
Announced safeguard trigger levels for chilled beef and pork for the first three-quarters of Japanese [...]
Russia
Meat
Bovine meat
2019.03
Trade
Import ban
Suspended imports of bone-in beef from all countries that lack official status for BSE.
South Africa
Meat
Bovine meat
2019.03
Trade
Market access
Resumed exports of beef and beef products, which were banned by a number of importing [...]
South Africa
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2019.03
Trade
Market access
Restored exports of dairy products, which were halted due to an outbreak of highly contagious [...]
Madagascar
All
All
2019.03
Production
Self-sufficiency policy
Announced that it would seek to raise cultivated areas in order to achieve self-sufficiency in [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2019.02
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 497 413 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 28 [...]
Nicaragua
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2019.02
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Approved new tax reform in which value-added tax will be applied to a significant number [...]

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.