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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Taiwan province of China
Rice
All
2018.01
Production
Production adjustment program
Announced it would raise incentives to rice farmers agreeing to cultivate coarse grains and oilcrops [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2018.01
Trade
Import requirements 
Announced that US grain traders and other foreign-owned entities will be able to directly market [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2018.01
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Renewed maximum retail prices on 22 basic foodstuffs until 7 July 2018. The price ceilings [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.01
Stocks
Stock release
Sold 77 441 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, out of a total of 296 [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2018.01
Production
Production adjustment program
Announced its aim to convert 50 000 ha of paddies to other uses in 2018, [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2018.01
Stocks
Stock release
Put 507 499 tonnes of paddy from state reserves for auction on 3 January 2018. [...]
Algeria
Grains
Barley and Maize
2018.01
Trade
Import policy
Announced the removal of the import licensing system for most agricultural products, but introduced new [...]
Taiwan province of China
Rice
All
2018.01
Production
Production support
Announced that the direct payment programme encouraging production of high-quality rice would cover all townships [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2018.01
Trade
Import requirements 
Extended the exemption o fumigation quarantine rules, expired in December 2017, until the end of [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Trans-fatty acid
2018.01
Other
Food standards
The Eurasian Economic Union set the maximum permitted percentage of trans fats in food products [...]

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.