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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
France
Grains
All
2019.12
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Decided to withdraw from the market 36 glyphosate-based products and ban their use from the [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize
2019.12
Consumption and marketing
Government market intervention
Reinstated maize subsidies in order to protect citizens from rising food prices. A 10 kg [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2019.11
Consumption and marketing
Procurement price
Raised the minimum support price of wheat from the previously announced level of PKR 1 [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
All
2019.11
Production
Production support
Announced CNY 61.6 billion (USD 8.9 billion) in subsidies for high-standard farmland and water conservation [...]
Algeria
Grains
Wheat
2019.11
Trade
Import quota
Announced the intention to limit annual milling wheat imports to 4 million tonnes, in an [...]
Zimbabwe
Grains
Maize and Wheat
2019.11
Trade
Trade policy
Temporarily removed import controls on maize and wheat flour to try to prevent food shortages. [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Barley
2019.11
Trade
Import policy
Extended an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Australian barley by another six months. The probe, [...]
Pakistan
Grains
Wheat
2019.11
Stocks
Stocks release
Released 900 000 tonnes of wheat from stocks as part of efforts to cap domestic [...]
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2019.11
Trade
Import quota
Implemented an annual 750 000-tonne tariff-free wheat import quota, open to any country with which [...]
Brazil
Grains
Maize
2019.11
Other
Biofuel
Approved raising the biodiesel blending mandate from 11 to 12 percent, effective from 1 March [...]

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.