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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Oman
Meat
Poultry meat
2018.10
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of poultry and poultry products from Cambodia, Malaysia and Viet Nam following HPAI [...]
Tanzania
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2018.10
Trade
Import policy
Raised milk import fees under the Animal Disease and Animal Products Movement Control Regulations.
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2018.10
Trade
Export policy
Kept the country\'s sliding tax on crude palm oil exports at zero, marking 18 months [...]
Malaysia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2018.10
Trade
Export policy
Suspended the country\'s export tax on crude palm oil for the months of September and [...]
Sudan
Grains
Wheat
2018.10
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Raised the minimum price of a 50 kg bag of wheat by almost 150 percent [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Pig meat
2018.10
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of pigs and pork products from Belgium, Bulgaria, Japan and Moldova to prevent [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, soyoil rapeseed oil
2018.09
Stocks
Public stockholding
Held, between July and September, public auctions of soybeans, soybean oil and rapeseed oil, with [...]
South Africa
Grains
Wheat
2018.09
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered wheat import tariffs from ZAR 640.5 to ZAR 294.46 (USD 45 to USD 20.7) [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.09
Stocks
Stock release
Offered 306 076 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 25 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2018.09
Production
Production adjustment programme
Approved a budget of THB 461 million (USD 14 million) to encourage rice producers cultivating [...]

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.