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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Kazakhstan
Meat
All
2015.05
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Announced the second stage of the 2015 tariff quota allocation, encompassing frozen meat (HS 0202), [...]
Russian Federation
Meat
All
2015.05
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted ban of bovine meat, sheepmeat and pigmeat imports from the southern district of Narino [...]
Russia
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.05
Trade
Import ban
Banned the import of bovine meat from 10 processing plants in Brazil as of 9 [...]
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2015.04
Trade
Minimum export prices
Lowered minimum export prices for 25% broken rice by USD 10 to USD 340 per [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.04
Production
Production support
Approved a budget of THB 476 million (USD 13 million) to extend subsidised insurance against [...]
Republic of Korea
Rice
All
2015.04
Stocks
Government procurement
Announced that it would purchase 77 000 tonnes of surplus produce from the local market, [...]
Peru
Rice
All
2015.04
Trade
Import restrictions, phytosanitary measures
Set forth the phytosanitary requirements to import of paddy and husked rice from the United [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2015.04
Production
Production support
Renewed incentives for Aus paddy cultivation for the 2015 season, allocating BDT 302 million (USD [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2015.04
Trade
Import tariff
Raised import duties levied on husked and semi/wholly milled rice (whether or not parboiled) to [...]
Dominican Republic
Rice
All
2015.04
Production
Support prices
Paddy support prices set at Pesos 2 150–2 250 per 120-kg fanega (USD 397–415 per [...]

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.