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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Brazil
Grains
Wheat
2014.07
Trade
Import Quota
Introduced a 1 million tonnes duty-free import quota for non-Mercosur wheat, from 23 June to [...]
European Union
Grains
Maize and Sorghum
2014.07
Trade
Import Tariff
Applied tariff of 5.32 EUR /tonne on maize, sorghum and rye imports from July 2014, [...]
India
Grains
Wheat
2014.07
Consumption and marketing
Government procurement
Approved sales of 10 million tonnes of wheat from government stocks onto the local market. [...]
India
Rice
All
2014.07
Production
Budgetary allocations, production support
Announced it would allocate Rupees 1.6 billion (USD 26.2 million) as part of its 2014/2015 [...]
Thailand
Rice
All
2014.07
Stocks
Stock release
Announced that following the completion of a nation-wide survey of rice stored in public warehouses [...]
Nigeria
Rice
All
2014.07
Trade
Import tariffs
Approved a reduction on import levies applied on husked and semi/wholly milled rice. According to [...]
China (Mainland)
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.07
Trade
Import ban lifted
Lifted a ban on imports of beef from Brazil which had been put in place [...]
Egypt
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.07
Trade
State market intervention
Modified its food subsidy programme, allowing eligible citizens to receive monthly cash assistance for a [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Meat
Bovine meat
2014.07
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Japan and Australia reduced tariff agreed for 2015, from the current 38.5% to 30.5% for [...]
Mexico
Meat
Poultry meat
2014.07
Trade
Tariff rate quota
Announced a duty-free import quota of 300 000 tonnes for 2014, covering fresh, chilled or frozen [...]

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.