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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Mexico
Grains
All
2020.05
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Abolished the applicable tax relief for fuel used by agricultural industries. The tax credit was [...]
Italy
Grains
All
2020.05
Production
Government market intervention
Established a financial support scheme for companies in the primary production of agricultural products, including [...]
Ukraine
Grains
Wheat
2020.05
Trade
Export quota
Announced that wheat exports will continue, even though the 20.2 million tonnes maximum volume for [...]
Viet Nam
Grains
Wheat
2020.05
Trade
Trade policy
Issued Decree 57/2020/ND-CP to revise the Most-Favoured-Nation tariff rates on a number of agricultural products, [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2020.05
Trade
Import tariff
Temporarily removed import tariffs on wheat flour and maize meal to support domestic supplies, amid [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2020.05
Stocks
Food security
Announced the drafting and implementation of a response plan to ensure food security during the [...]
Sri Lanka
Grains
Maize
2020.05
Trade
Import duty
Increased the Special Commodity Levy on imports of several goods, including maize. The levy on [...]
United States of America
Grains
All
2020.05
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Published the Coronavirus Food Assistance Programme (CFAP), which allocates USD 16 billion in direct payments. [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2020.05
Stocks
Government intervention
Announced auctioning of up to 4 million tonnes of maize from state reserves, starting from [...]
Namibia
Grains
Maize
2020.05
Trade
Import policy
Announced that white maize and pear millet imports will be temporarily suspended. Suspension of [...]

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.