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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2017.08
Trade
Import tariff
Reduced the Special Commodity Levy (SCL) on imported broken rice from LKR 5 per kilo [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2017.08
Trade
Import tax
Approved a 20 percent tax (above a 600 million litre Tariff Rate Quota) on ethanol [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize and Oats
2017.08
Production
Producer subsidies
Published subsidies for silage maize up to CNY 60 (USD 8.9 per tonne) and for [...]
Egypt
Grains
Wheat
2017.08
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Signed an agreement with the Chamber of Cereal Industries, fixing a price for the GASC [...]
Russia
Grains
Wheat
2017.08
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Approved new prices for grain purchasing interventions in the 2017/18 marketing year. It sets the [...]
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2017.08
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced new maize purchasing price for the 2017/18 MY (May/April) at MWK 60 (USD 0.08) [...]
Zambia
Grains
Maize
2017.08
Stocks
Stock release
Authorized 100 000 tonnes of maize from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) for export to [...]
Canada
Milk and dairy products
Cheese
2017.08
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Announced a new tariff rate quota (TRQ) administration policy applicable to the 16 000 metric [...]
Indonesia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.08
Trade
Import policy
Introduced a requirement that US dairy-product establishments must pay a fee to undergo the review [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2017.08
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Established tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) and respective volumes for 2018 imports of a number of 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.