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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2017.10
Trade
Import agreement
According to official statements to the press, reached deals with officials in India and Thailand [...]
Ethiopia
Grains
Wheat
2017.10
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced the procurement of 400 000 tonnes of wheat, in order to relieve the 8.5 [...]
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2017.10
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Increased the price of maize-based ethanol for oil refiners to blend into gasoline to ARS [...]
Hong Kong SAR of China
Meat
Poultry meat
2017.10
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the import ban on poultry meat from the Republic of Korea that existed for [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2017.10
Trade
Import ban extended
Expanded economic sanctions on agricultural trade, banning imports of meat and meat products from the [...]
China (Mainland)
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.10
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted the ban it had earlier imposed on importing several brands of mould-ripened cheese, including [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.10
Trade
Import ban extended
Extended the ban in place on imports of milk and milk products from countries that [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Maize, soybeans
2017.10
Production
Agricultural policy
Lowered subsidy payments provided to maize growers in an effort to curb national maize production [...]
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Soybeans, maize
2017.10
Stocks
Public stock policy
Suspended, from end October 2017, public auctions of old-crop maize and soybeans from state reserves, [...]
Indonesia
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Palm oil
2017.10
Trade
Export policy
Kept the country\'s export tax on crude palm oil at zero.

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.