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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Viet Nam
Rice
All
2015.04
Production
Production support/Land conservation
Revised provisions put in place in 2012 to avert the conversion of paddies to other [...]
Costa Rica
Rice
All
2015.04
Trade
Safeguard measures
Allocated annual import quotas to Uruguay and Argentina in a bid to compensate the two [...]
India
Rice
All
2015.04
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Extended the deadline for States and Union Territories to implement the National Food Security Act [...]
Vietnam
Grains
Maize
2015.04
Consumption and marketing
GMO policy
Alowed use of GMO seed for maize production.
European Union
Grains
Maize
2015.04
Trade
Import policy
Autorised import of 10 new types of genetically modified crops, such as maize, soybeans, cotton [...]
Vietnam
Grains
Maize
2015.04
Consumption and marketing
GMO policy
Alowed use of GMO seed for maize production.
Dominican Republic
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2015.04
Production
State Market Intervention
Raised government allocation in support of dairy farmers, via the National Milk Producers Association, by [...]
European Union
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2015.04
Production
Quota abolished
Abolished milk quotas, introduced in 1984.
Argentina
Grains
Maize
2015.04
Trade
Export quota
Ministry of Economy and Public Finances announced the authorization of an additional 3.5m t of [...]
Japan
Grains
Wheat
2015.04
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Announced that from 1 April, the price of milling wheat sold to domestic millers would [...]

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.