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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2021.01
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 676 608 tonnes of paddy from state reserves on 29 January 2021, through an [...]
European Union
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2021.01
Production
Government support
Prolonged until 31 December 2021 the State aid Temporary Framework adopted in March 2020 to support the economy in the [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2021.01
Production
Government support
Prolonged until 31 December 2021 the State aid Temporary Framework adopted in March 2020 to support the economy in the [...]
Japan
Meat
Pig meat
2021.01
Trade
Import ban lifted
Reopened its market to Hungarian pig meat for the first time since April 2018 following [...]
Japan
Grains
All
2021.01
Consumption and marketing
Subsidies support
Approved a JPY 1.05 trillion (USD 10.1 billion) supplementary budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2021.01
Stocks
Stocks policy
Issued the Notice on Management Measures of Government Reserve Grain Storage, aiming to set clear [...]
Argentina
Meat
Bovine meat
2021.01
Production
State market intervention
Established reference prices applicable to bovine meat cuts exported to several Asian destinations.
Belarus
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.01
Trade
Import ban
Restricted imports of live birds and poultry products from some regions of Sweden and Hungary [...]
Russian Federation
Grains
Barley, Maize and Wheat
2021.01
Trade
Export tax
Approved a EUR 50 (USD 61) per tonne wheat export tax from 1 March to [...]
Kuwait
Meat
Poultry meat
2021.01
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban on Russian poultry meat imports, imposed in September 2020 due to HPAI [...]

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.