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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Grains
All
2018.07
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Approved a hike in minimum support prices for all 24 Kharif crops (including grains) for [...]
India
Rice
All
2018.07
Production
Support prices, Government procurement
Raised minimum support prices for common paddy by 12.9 percent to INR 17 500 (USD [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.07
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 104 674 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 2.4 million [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.07
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.01 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 2 July 2018. [...]
Canada
Meat
Bovine meat
2018.07
Trade
Tariff rate
Announced a list of goods, including beef, targeted for retaliation over tariffs imposed by the [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2018.07
Trade
Tariff rate
Imposed a retaliatory tariff of 25 percent on 545 US products, including bovine and pig [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Pig meat
2018.07
Trade
Tariff rate
Established, on a temporary basis, tariffs lower than the current Most Favoured Nation rates for [...]
European Union
Meat
All
2018.07
Trade
Trade agreement
Signed an Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan, allowing the European Union to increase exports of [...]
Japan
Meat
Ovine meat
2018.07
Trade
Import ban lifted
Reopened its market to ovine meat from the United States after 14 years.
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2018.07
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended the food embargo on agricultural products from the United States, including meat, until 31 [...]

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.