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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Mexico
Milk and dairy products
Cheese
2018.06
Trade
Tariff rate
Imposed import duties, ranging from 10 to 25 percent, on some cheese imports from the [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2018.06
Trade
Import ban
Banned imports of some dairy products from Belarus in bulk form. Products included pasteurized milk [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2018.06
Trade
Export policy
Kept the country\'s sliding tax on crude palm oil exports at zero, marking 14 months [...]
Nigeria
Grains
Maize
2018.06
Production
Government support
Launched the OCP School Lab, an innovative programme of OCP Africa, aimed at increasing the [...]
Mexico
Rice
All
2018.05
Production
Production support
Raised the target price for rice used under the Target Income Program by 20 percent [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Wheat
2018.05
Trade
Import quota
Agreed to increase the quotas for Kazak wheat supplies to 500 000 tonnes in 2019 [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2018.05
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention 
United Grain Co. and trade house RIF have signed an agreement to build a specialized [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.05
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 240 573 tonnes of paddy from state reserves through an auction held on 29 [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.05
Stocks
Stock release
Put 1.0 million tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 28 May 2018, [...]
Philippines
Rice
All
2018.05
Trade
Import quota
Announced that certificates of eligibility to import 805 200 tonnes of rice under 2017/18 Minimum [...]

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.