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Commodity policy developments

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Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Switzerland
Meat
Pig meat
2014.07
Trade
Import ban
Banned pig meat and live imports from Bulgaria, Romania and some parts of Latvia and [...]
Australia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2014.07
Trade
Free trade agreement
Signed an economic partnership agreement with Japan, providing an additional 20 000 tonnes of duty-free import [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2014.07
Trade
Import ban
Banned the import of some dairy products from the Ukraine, citing product contamination and other [...]
Russia
Milk and dairy products
Dairy products
2014.07
Trade
Import ban
Banned the import of products manufactured by a Ukrainian subsidiary of Netherlands-based dairy group Milkiland. [...]
Argentina
Biofuels
Biodiesel
2014.07
Consumption and marketing
Renewable energy policy
Suspended temporarily a tax applying to domestic biodiesel consumption in an effort to support local [...]
Thailand
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2014.07
Consumption and marketing
Consumer policy
Obtained private sector agreement not to raise retail prices for edible oils for a 6-month [...]
India
Rice
All
2014.07
Production
Government procurement
Instructed state governments to reduce quantities procured from millers under statutory levy during the 2014/15 [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2014.07
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Set maximum retail prices for twenty-two basic food products for a period of six months, [...]
Panama
Rice
All
2014.07
Consumption and marketing
Price controls
Decided to extend a Balboa 0.08 (USD 0.08) per pound subsidy to rice processors to [...]
India
Rice
All
2014.06
Consumption and marketing
Food subsidies
Postponed the deadline for States and Union Territories to implement the National Food Security Act, [...]

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.