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Commodity policy developments

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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
India
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2015.10
Trade
Import tariffs
Increased import duty on ghee, butter and butter oil from 30 percent to 40 percent [...]
Canada
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.10
Trade
Import ban lifted
Re-opened its market to imports of beef from the EU (19 EU member countries initially [...]
Colombia
Rice
All
2015.10
Production
Production support
Launched the "Colombia Siembra" plan with the aim of putting an additional 1.0 million hectares [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2015.09
Trade
Import quota
Left the tariff-rate import quota for 2016 unchanged at 5.32 million tonnes.
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.09
Production
Production support
Authorised a host of measures to assist farmers cope with drought. These will include steps [...]
India
Rice
All
2015.09
Production
Government procurement
Clarified that public procurement specifications were issued on a length/breadth ratio, as opposed to a [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.09
Stocks
Stock release
Put 445 500 tonnes of rice from Government stocks to auction on 28 September 2015. [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2015.09
Trade
Minimum export prices
Re-established minimum export prices for 25% broken rice at USD 340 per tonne, effective 25 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.09
Production
Production support
Approved an interest compensation programme to encourage the storage of 3.0 million tonnes of 2015 [...]
China (Mainland)
Grains
Maize
2015.09
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced the continuation of maize stockpile policy during 2015-16 but at a lower price [...]

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.