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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Venezuela
Grains
Maize
2018.01
Production
Production support
Announced a new self-sufficiency programme with the goal to produce 80-90 percent of the maize [...]
Algeria
Meat
All
2018.01
Trade
Import ban
Temporarily banned imports of fresh, chilled and frozen edible parts of bovine, lamb and poultry [...]
Australia
Meat
Bovine meat
2018.01
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Received further reduction of tariffs on frozen beef (from 32 to 26.6 percent) from the [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
All
2018.01
Production
Environmental protection tax
Rolled out a nationwide environmental protection tax programme, which levies a tax on farms with [...]
Turkey
Rice
All
2017.12
Trade
Import tariff
Lowered import tariffs on paddy to 5 percent, on husked rice to 10 percent, and [...]
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.12
Trade
Import tariff
Decided that imports of husked, broken and semi/wholly milled rice (Nadu, Samba and raw) would [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2017.12
Production
Production support
Authorized a fund of BRL 100 (USD 29.2) million to conduct Prêmio e Valor de [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2017.12
Stocks
Stock release
Found buyers for 81 286 tonnes of paddy from state reserves, after offering 242 537 [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2017.12
Trade
 Import requirements
Decided to extend the relaxation in fumigation regulations regarding the use of methyl bromide until [...]
Sudan
Grains
Wheat
2017.12
Production
Production subsidies 
Announced the end of wheat subsidies for local farmers.

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.