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Mexico |
Meat |
Poultry meat |
2015.12 |
Trade |
Tariff rate quota |
Extended the tariff rate quota scheme allowing duty-free import of up to 300 000 tonnes [...] |
Thailand |
Rice |
All |
2015.12 |
Stocks |
Stock release |
Opened bids for 37 413 tonnes of rice from government stocks on 1 December 2015. [...] |
Pakistan |
Grains |
Maize |
2015.11 |
Trade |
Import tariff |
Approved the imposition of a 30 percent regulatory duty on import of maize, due to abundant [...] |
Zimbabwe |
Grains |
Maize |
2015.11 |
Production |
Production support |
Started the distribution of inputs (seeds and fertilizer) bought under the Presidential Input Support Scheme, [...] |
Bangladesh |
Grains |
Wheat |
2015.11 |
Consumption and marketing |
Government procurement |
Published new international milling wheat quality specifications for government tenders. |
Bangladesh |
Rice |
All |
2015.11 |
Consumption and marketing |
Food subsidies |
Announced that rice would be released from Government granaries through Open Market Sales at a [...] |
Nepal |
Rice |
All |
2015.11 |
Production |
Government procurement, distribution, inputs, credit |
Announced that it would step-up purchases of local produce through state agencies for general distribution, [...] |
Afghanistan |
Grains |
Wheat |
2015.11 |
Trade |
Bilateral agreement |
Agreed to a purchase of 600 000 tonnes of wheat from Kazakhstan. In addition, Kazakhstan [...] |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
Rice |
All |
2015.11 |
Trade |
Import restrictions |
According to state media outlets, rice imports would be permitted between November 2015 and July [...] |
Sri Lanka |
Rice |
All |
2015.11 |
Production |
Budgetary allocations, production support, support prices |
As part of its 2016 budgetary allocations, announced that it would replace the fertilizer scheme, [...] |
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. |
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