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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Sri Lanka
Rice
All
2015.02
Production
Government procurement
Approved the purchase of 200 000 tonnes of paddy from the 2015 Maha harvest. The [...]
India
Rice
All
2015.02
Trade
Tax policy
Re-instated the duty drawback on rice exports, effective 13 February 2015. The measure, which is [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2015.02
Production
Support prices
Announced that government paddy procurement prices for the 2015 season would be kept unchanged year-to-year [...]
Ecuador
Rice
All
2015.02
Trade
Import levies, safeguard measures
Decided to exclude paddy for sowing from the temporary import duties applied on goods originated [...]
China (Mainland)
Rice
All
2015.02
Trade
Import agreement
Signed a memorandum of understanding, under which the Myanmar Rice Federation would coordinate the sale [...]
Senegal
Rice
All
2015.02
Production
Production support
Announced that FCFA 8 billion (USD 13 million) would be allocated to enhance access to [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2015.02
Production
Production adjustment program
Announced that in an effort to reduce an estimated 4.4 million tonnes of excess domestic [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2015.02
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a long-standing import ban on beef from Ireland: details of the import protocol still [...]
Iraq
Meat
Poultry meat
2015.02
Trade
Import tax
Announced a substantial increase in import duties on poultry meat and eggs from Turkey. [...]
Japan
Meat
All
2015.02
Trade
Regulatory measure
Changed standards on Listeria monocytogenes, facilitating greater importation of meat and other animal products. [...]

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.