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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.08
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 33 643 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 867 [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2018.08
Production
Government procurement
Set aside LKR 4.9 billion (USD 28.9 million) to purchase paddy from the 2018 Yala [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2018.08
Trade
Import tariff
Announced a list of proposed supplemental tariffs ranging from 10 to 25 percent on USD [...]
European Union
Grains
All
2018.08
Consumption and marketing
Government support
Relaxed regulations governing the granting of financial assistance, in view of a prolonged drought. Affected [...]
Morocco
Meat
Poultry meat
2018.08
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on imports of poultry meat from the United States under an agreement [...]
Russia
Meat
Poultry meat
2018.08
Trade
Market access
Removed special conditions previously required for the transit of US poultry products through the Russian [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2018.08
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Announced tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and respective volumes for imports of meat, poultry and whey into [...]
United States of America
Meat
All
2018.08
Trade
Trade agreement
Announced a preliminary agreement between the United States and Mexico on trade, which would maintain [...]
China (Mainland)
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2018.08
Trade
Market access
Agreed to import dairy products from the United Kingdom, made with milk from third countries. [...]
Japan
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2018.08
Production
Food standard
Introduced new standards for liquid infant formula under the Food Sanitation Act, which allows the [...]

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.